diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 8c98924e2..ff06d7fe5 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ fixes:
 - fix: add missing py 3.13 in tox (#1731)
 - fix: add filter to tar extract (#1730)
 - refactor: use importlib to find plugins in entry_points (#1669, #1733)
+- chore: bump setuptools to >=78.1.1 (#1734)
 
 
 v6.2.0 (2024-01-01)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 834ac7750..ba8568af5 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 deps = [
     "webtest==3.0.0",
-    "setuptools==75.7.0",
+    "setuptools>=78.1.1",
     "flask==2.3.3",
     "requests==2.32.3",
     "jinja2==3.1.6",