diff --git a/Lib/ensurepip/__init__.py b/Lib/ensurepip/__init__.py
index 84c21250a8f..55160eef856 100644
--- a/Lib/ensurepip/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/ensurepip/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import tempfile
 __all__ = ["version", "bootstrap"]
 
 
-_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION = "2.1"
+_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION = "7.0"
 
 _PIP_VERSION = "1.5.6"
 
diff --git a/Lib/ensurepip/_bundled/setuptools-2.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl b/Lib/ensurepip/_bundled/setuptools-7.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
similarity index 57%
rename from Lib/ensurepip/_bundled/setuptools-2.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl
rename to Lib/ensurepip/_bundled/setuptools-7.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
index ed77b59e632..fa1d1054da1 100644
Binary files a/Lib/ensurepip/_bundled/setuptools-2.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl and b/Lib/ensurepip/_bundled/setuptools-7.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl differ