diff --git a/python-setuptools/PKGBUILD b/python-setuptools/PKGBUILD
index 0ddc802b..4b0c2f49 100644
--- a/python-setuptools/PKGBUILD
+++ b/python-setuptools/PKGBUILD
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 _realname=setuptools
 pkgbase="python-${_realname}"
 pkgname=("python-${_realname}")
-pkgver=76.0.0
+pkgver=78.0.0
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Easily download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python packages"
 arch=('any')
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ provides=("python3-${_realname}" 'python3-distribute')
 replaces=("python3-${_realname}" 'python3-distribute')
 conflicts=("python3-${_realname}")
 source=("${_realname}-${pkgver}.tar.gz::https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/archive/v${pkgver}.tar.gz")
-sha256sums=('fadcef4f0da0b32c6a3059cf5f4b9376db0ed53d98bf91d8d4caec84266aad7a')
+sha256sums=('8680e6cf7a4998f1ef76323b13c3b69e9beaeac1d268f0747704afc6af4ba196')
 
 build() {
   cd "${srcdir}/setuptools-${pkgver}"