diff --git a/backend/python/sentencetransformers/requirements-intel.txt b/backend/python/sentencetransformers/requirements-intel.txt
index 5948910d4ed..bc26643e530 100644
--- a/backend/python/sentencetransformers/requirements-intel.txt
+++ b/backend/python/sentencetransformers/requirements-intel.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 intel-extension-for-pytorch
 torch
 optimum[openvino]
-setuptools==69.5.1 # https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/issues/2406
+setuptools==75.1.0 # https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/issues/2406
 accelerate
 sentence-transformers==3.1.0
 transformers
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