diff --git a/singularity/Singularity.amd_aocl b/singularity/Singularity.amd_aocl
index ff523f28..b79e65bc 100644
--- a/singularity/Singularity.amd_aocl
+++ b/singularity/Singularity.amd_aocl
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ From: fedora:42
     git clone https://github.com/mattyowl/astLib.git
     export CC=`which gcc-14`
     patch astLib/setup.py flocs/patches/astlib.patch
-    uv pip install --upgrade pip wheel Cython "setuptools>=59.5.0,<71"
+    uv pip install --upgrade pip wheel Cython "setuptools>=59.5.0"
     uv pip install ./astLib
     rm -rf ./astLib
     export CC=`which gcc`
diff --git a/singularity/Singularity.intel_mkl b/singularity/Singularity.intel_mkl
index 10b2909d..34edf016 100644
--- a/singularity/Singularity.intel_mkl
+++ b/singularity/Singularity.intel_mkl
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ EOF
     git clone https://github.com/mattyowl/astLib.git
     export CC=`which gcc-14`
     patch astLib/setup.py flocs/patches/astlib.patch
-    uv pip install --upgrade pip wheel Cython "setuptools>=59.5.0,<71"
+    uv pip install --upgrade pip wheel Cython "setuptools>=59.5.0"
     uv pip install ./astLib
     rm -rf ./astLib
     export CC=`which gcc`