diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/setuptools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/setuptools/default.nix
index b10cdfae5c7c..b61af72909ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/setuptools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/setuptools/default.nix
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 # Should use buildPythonPackage here somehow
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "setuptools";
-  version = "40.0.0";
+  version = "40.2.0";
   name = "${python.libPrefix}-${pname}-${version}";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     extension = "zip";
-    sha256 = "012adb8e25fbfd64c652e99e7bab58799a3aaf05d39ab38561f69190a909015f";
+    sha256 = "47881d54ede4da9c15273bac65f9340f8929d4f0213193fa7894be384f2dcfa6";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ unzip wrapPython ];