diff --git a/Lib/ensurepip/__init__.py b/Lib/ensurepip/__init__.py
index 6b4c57eb49f..37e34ed9790 100644
--- a/Lib/ensurepip/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/ensurepip/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import tempfile
 __all__ = ["version", "bootstrap"]
 
 
-_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION = "25.2.0"
+_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION = "27.1.1"
 
 _PIP_VERSION = "8.1.2"
 
diff --git a/Lib/ensurepip/_bundled/setuptools-25.2.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl b/Lib/ensurepip/_bundled/setuptools-27.1.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl
similarity index 64%
rename from Lib/ensurepip/_bundled/setuptools-25.2.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
rename to Lib/ensurepip/_bundled/setuptools-27.1.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl
index 02c8ce8737b..8e4ddc4f1ad 100644
Binary files a/Lib/ensurepip/_bundled/setuptools-25.2.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl and b/Lib/ensurepip/_bundled/setuptools-27.1.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl differ