diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template b/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
index 112c6b6aa7f..f17b0d20aa0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-setuptools'
 pkgname=python-setuptools
-version=18.8.1
+version=19.1.1
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="setuptools-${version}"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="https://bitbucket.org/pypa/setuptools"
 license="PSF"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/s/setuptools/setuptools-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=ac472c7c4752e8cd44d646fcb4f15d13e72a4ae20e4d853c61adba3b9cabe1d5
+checksum=32ebb08b72aee11fefa6907ddf5db5a81e0eef9cf62c7fa6b58d8e32da249960
 
 pre_build() {
 	sed -i '/^#!/d' setuptools/command/easy_install.py