diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8ab0690c1..22a46e45b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ pbr!=2.1.0,>=2.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.config>=5.1.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.log>=3.36.0 # Apache-2.0
 paramiko>=2.0.0 # LGPLv2.1+
-setuptools>=16.0,!=24.0.0,!=34.0.0,!=34.0.1,!=34.0.2,!=34.0.3,!=34.1.0,!=34.1.1,!=34.2.0,!=34.3.0,!=34.3.1,!=34.3.2,!=36.2.0  # PSF/ZPL
+setuptools!=24.0.0,!=34.0.0,!=34.0.1,!=34.0.2,!=34.0.3,!=34.1.0,!=34.1.1,!=34.2.0,!=34.3.0,!=34.3.1,!=34.3.2,!=36.2.0,>=16.0 # PSF/ZPL