diff --git a/src/stirling/protocol_inference/requirements.bazel.txt b/src/stirling/protocol_inference/requirements.bazel.txt
index 29f04460f98..967cf0d6116 100644
--- a/src/stirling/protocol_inference/requirements.bazel.txt
+++ b/src/stirling/protocol_inference/requirements.bazel.txt
@@ -126,8 +126,9 @@ pytz==2025.2 \
     --hash=sha256:360b9e3dbb49a209c21ad61809c7fb453643e048b38924c765813546746e81c3 \
     --hash=sha256:5ddf76296dd8c44c26eb8f4b6f35488f3ccbf6fbbd7adee0b7262d43f0ec2f00
     # via pandas
-setuptools==70.2.0 \
-    --hash=sha256:b8b8060bb426838fbe942479c90296ce976249451118ef566a5a0b7d8b78fb05
+setuptools==78.1.1 \
+    --hash=sha256:c3a9c4211ff4c309edb8b8c4f1cbfa7ae324c4ba9f91ff254e3d305b9fd54561 \
+    --hash=sha256:fcc17fd9cd898242f6b4adfaca46137a9edef687f43e6f78469692a5e70d851d
     # via torch
 six==1.17.0 \
     --hash=sha256:4721f391ed90541fddacab5acf947aa0d3dc7d27b2e1e8eda2be8970586c3274 \