diff --git a/Lib/ensurepip/__init__.py b/Lib/ensurepip/__init__.py
index 7cf6a4b8267..1900f008789 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 = "3.6"
 
 _PIP_VERSION = "1.5.4"
 
diff --git a/Lib/ensurepip/_bundled/setuptools-2.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl b/Lib/ensurepip/_bundled/setuptools-3.6-py2.py3-none-any.whl
similarity index 66%
rename from Lib/ensurepip/_bundled/setuptools-2.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl
rename to Lib/ensurepip/_bundled/setuptools-3.6-py2.py3-none-any.whl
index ed77b59e632..f0ffcfce5bb 100644
Binary files a/Lib/ensurepip/_bundled/setuptools-2.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl and b/Lib/ensurepip/_bundled/setuptools-3.6-py2.py3-none-any.whl differ