diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-setuptools/template b/srcpkgs/python3-setuptools/template
index 6be5c77d30e..f1511281d62 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-setuptools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-setuptools/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-setuptools'
 pkgname=python3-setuptools
-version=71.1.0
+version=72.1.0
 revision=1
 build_style=python3-module
 hostmakedepends="python3-devel"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/pypa/setuptools"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pypa/setuptools/master/CHANGES.rst"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/s/setuptools/setuptools-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=032d42ee9fb536e33087fb66cac5f840eb9391ed05637b3f2a76a7c8fb477936
+checksum=8d243eff56d095e5817f796ede6ae32941278f542e0f941867cc05ae52b162ec
 provides="python3-distribute-${version}_1"
 replaces="python3-distribute>=0"
 # Tests rely on jaraco.path, which relies on singledispatch, both unpackaged;