diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template b/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
index da56a401fb..c5c1ee9134 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-setuptools'
 pkgname=python-setuptools
-version=20.10.1
+version=21.0.0
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="setuptools-${version}"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="https://github.com/pypa/setuptools"
 license="MIT"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/s/setuptools/setuptools-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=3e59c885f09ed0d631816468e431b347b5103339e77a21cbf56df6283319b5dd
+checksum=bdf0b7660f6673868d60d929e267e583bddc0e9623c71197b1ad79610c2ebe93
 alternatives="setuptools:easy_install:/usr/bin/easy_install2.7"
 
 post_install() {