diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 94ea224..24136d0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "pytz<2025.3,>=2025.2",
     "sqlalchemy<3.0.0,>=2.0.30",
     "aiofiles<24.0.0,>=23.2.1",
-    "setuptools<71.0.0,>=70.0.0",
+    "setuptools<78.1.1,>=78.1.0",
     "dataclass-wizard[yaml]>=0.22.3,<1.0.0",
     "uvicorn>=0.34.0",
 ]
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index efd441e..9ba730a 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "nextcord", specifier = ">=2.6.0,<3.0.0" },
     { name = "pandas", specifier = ">=2.2.2,<3.0.0" },
     { name = "pytz", specifier = ">=2025.2,<2025.3" },
-    { name = "setuptools", specifier = ">=70.0.0,<71.0.0" },
+    { name = "setuptools", specifier = ">=78.1.0,<78.1.1" },
     { name = "sqlalchemy", specifier = ">=2.0.30,<3.0.0" },
     { name = "uvicorn", specifier = ">=0.34.0" },
 ]
@@ -605,11 +605,11 @@ wheels = [
 
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