diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template b/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
index 612eb472c8..1a2a76e6c1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-setuptools'
 pkgname=python-setuptools
-version=16.0
+version=17.0
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="setuptools-${version}"
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="https://bitbucket.org/pypa/setuptools"
 license="PSF"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/s/setuptools/setuptools-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=aa86255dee2c4a0056509750008007667c29306b7a6c13801468515b2c672845
+checksum=561b33819ef3da2bff89cc8b05fd9b5ea3caeb31ad588b53fdf06f886ac3d200
 
 pre_build() {
 	cp -a ${wrksrc} /tmp/setuptools-2.7