diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/setuptools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/setuptools/default.nix
index 8506b0f28d5..569ff017ea9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/setuptools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/setuptools/default.nix
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "setuptools";
-  version = "41.0.1";
+  version = "41.2.0";
   format = "other";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     extension = "zip";
-    sha256 = "a222d126f5471598053c9a77f4b5d4f26eaa1f150ad6e01dcf1a42e185d05613";
+    sha256 = "66b86bbae7cc7ac2e867f52dc08a6bd064d938bac59dfec71b9b565dd36d6012";
   };
 
   # There is nothing to build