diff --git a/docs/source/release_notes.rst b/docs/source/release_notes.rst
index b00f0b74..ec8338f4 100644
--- a/docs/source/release_notes.rst
+++ b/docs/source/release_notes.rst
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Availability: `AutomationHub`_, `Galaxy`_, `GitHub`_
 
 **Bug fixes:**
 
-* Fixed safety issues up to 20024-08-16.
+* Fixed safety issues up to 20024-08-18.
 
 * Dev: Fixed removal of some files in the Makefile.
 
diff --git a/minimum-constraints-install.txt b/minimum-constraints-install.txt
index 04848fbd..49decc6f 100644
--- a/minimum-constraints-install.txt
+++ b/minimum-constraints-install.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # Base dependencies (must be consistent with requirements-base.txt)
 
 pip==23.3
-setuptools==66.1.0
+setuptools==70.0.0
 wheel==0.38.1
 
 
diff --git a/requirements-base.txt b/requirements-base.txt
index f07a9538..81065968 100644
--- a/requirements-base.txt
+++ b/requirements-base.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 # Base dependencies (must be consistent with minimum-constraints-install.txt)
 
 pip>=23.3
-setuptools>=66.1.0
+setuptools>=70.0.0
 setuptools-scm[toml]>=6.4.0
 wheel>=0.38.1