diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 95af84878..a4bed3f87 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-setuptools==33.1.1
+setuptools>=33.1.1
 werkzeug==2.0.3
 wheel==0.33.6
 gunicorn==20.1.0