diff --git a/lang/python-setuptools/Makefile b/lang/python-setuptools/Makefile
index a25211926..22cff0cec 100644
--- a/lang/python-setuptools/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python-setuptools/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python-setuptools
-PKG_VERSION:=7.0
+PKG_VERSION:=18.0.1
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=setuptools-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/s/setuptools/
-PKG_MD5SUM:=6245d6752e2ef803c365f560f7f2f940
+PKG_MD5SUM:=cecd172c9ff7fd5f2e16b2fcc88bba51
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/setuptools-$(PKG_VERSION)