diff --git a/etc/requirements.txt b/etc/requirements.txt
index d3cfabd6..aaa129ca 100644
--- a/etc/requirements.txt
+++ b/etc/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Incompatible with earlier PIP versions
 pip>=7.1.0
 # bcolz fails to install if this is not in the build_requires.
-setuptools>18.0
+setuptools>36.0
 
 # Logging
 Logbook==0.12.5