diff --git a/bin/compile b/bin/compile
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--- a/bin/compile
+++ b/bin/compile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION="python-2.7.10"
 DEFAULT_PYTHON_STACK="cedar"
 PYTHON_EXE="/app/.heroku/python/bin/python"
 PIP_VERSION="7.1.0"
-SETUPTOOLS_VERSION="18.0.1"
+SETUPTOOLS_VERSION="18.1"
 
 # Setup bpwatch
 export PATH=$PATH:$ROOT_DIR/vendor/bpwatch
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