diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-setuptools/template b/srcpkgs/python3-setuptools/template
index 07655e0d2f..9eef05df33 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-setuptools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-setuptools/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-setuptools'
 pkgname=python3-setuptools
-version=54.1.1
+version=56.0.0
 revision=1
 wrksrc="setuptools-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/pypa/setuptools"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pypa/setuptools/master/CHANGES.rst"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/s/setuptools/setuptools-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=1ce82798848a978696465866bb3aaab356003c42d6143e1111fcf069ac838274
+checksum=08a1c0f99455307c48690f00d5c2ac2c1ccfab04df00454fef854ec145b81302
 provides="python3-distribute-${version}_1"
 replaces="python3-distribute>=0"
 # Tests rely on jaraco.path, which relies on singledispatch, both unpackaged;