diff --git a/examples/bzlmod_build_file_generation/requirements_lock.txt b/examples/bzlmod_build_file_generation/requirements_lock.txt
index 5c1b7a86e8..90395254c2 100644
--- a/examples/bzlmod_build_file_generation/requirements_lock.txt
+++ b/examples/bzlmod_build_file_generation/requirements_lock.txt
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ yamllint==1.28.0 \
     # via -r requirements.in
 
 # The following packages are considered to be unsafe in a requirements file:
-setuptools==65.6.3 \
-    --hash=sha256:57f6f22bde4e042978bcd50176fdb381d7c21a9efa4041202288d3737a0c6a54 \
-    --hash=sha256:a7620757bf984b58deaf32fc8a4577a9bbc0850cf92c20e1ce41c38c19e5fb75
+setuptools==78.1.1 \
+    --hash=sha256:c3a9c4211ff4c309edb8b8c4f1cbfa7ae324c4ba9f91ff254e3d305b9fd54561 \
+    --hash=sha256:fcc17fd9cd898242f6b4adfaca46137a9edef687f43e6f78469692a5e70d851d
     # via yamllint
diff --git a/examples/bzlmod_build_file_generation/requirements_windows.txt b/examples/bzlmod_build_file_generation/requirements_windows.txt
index 309dfbcf40..a88bd88f04 100644
--- a/examples/bzlmod_build_file_generation/requirements_windows.txt
+++ b/examples/bzlmod_build_file_generation/requirements_windows.txt
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ yamllint==1.28.0 \
     # via -r requirements.in
 
 # The following packages are considered to be unsafe in a requirements file:
-setuptools==65.6.3 \
-    --hash=sha256:57f6f22bde4e042978bcd50176fdb381d7c21a9efa4041202288d3737a0c6a54 \
-    --hash=sha256:a7620757bf984b58deaf32fc8a4577a9bbc0850cf92c20e1ce41c38c19e5fb75
+setuptools==78.1.1 \
+    --hash=sha256:c3a9c4211ff4c309edb8b8c4f1cbfa7ae324c4ba9f91ff254e3d305b9fd54561 \
+    --hash=sha256:fcc17fd9cd898242f6b4adfaca46137a9edef687f43e6f78469692a5e70d851d
     # via yamllint