diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f23bd0eefa7..4521eac03d0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "gisdata==0.5.4",
     # importer dependencies
     # blocked to <80 to avoid warning during the runtime for with py312 related to the polymorphic model
-    "setuptools<83",
+    "setuptools<85",
     "pdok-geopackage-validator==0.14.4",
     "geonode-django-dynamic-model==0.4.0",
     # datetimepicker widget