diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 34533dd1..695e160d 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ environment:
 
 install:
   - SET PATH=C:\\Python%PYTHON%;c:\\Python%PYTHON%\\scripts;%PATH%
-  - python -m pip.__main__ install -U pip wheel "setuptools<72.0.0"
+  - python -m pip.__main__ install -U pip wheel "setuptools!=72.0.0"
   - pip install -r requirements.txt
   - git submodule update --init --recursive
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2a5d94e1..47efe18e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["Cython>=3.0.9", "setuptools<72.0.0", "wheel"]
+requires = ["Cython>=3.0.9", "setuptools!=72.0.0", "wheel"]
 
 [tool.cibuildwheel]
 build-verbosity = 2
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b11324ca..39f400d3 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 Cython>=3.0.9
-setuptools<72.0.0
+setuptools!=72.0.0