diff --git a/new_project_template/requirements_build.txt b/new_project_template/requirements_build.txt
index bdf1f1aa6..a3dab671f 100644
--- a/new_project_template/requirements_build.txt
+++ b/new_project_template/requirements_build.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 docutils==0.16
 myst-parser==0.15.2
-setuptools==65.5.1
+setuptools==70.0.0
 sphinx==4.1.2
 sphinx-autodoc-typehints==1.12.0
 sphinx-automodapi==0.13