diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index e8f0cce6..6c21cb6e 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ python_requires = >=3.5
 build =
     bork==5.1.0
     pip==21.0.1
-    setuptools==52.0.0
+    setuptools==53.0.0
     wheel==0.36.2
 
 # testing and linting are split, to avoid CI problems