diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 41b723ad6..6cde51a00 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+setuptools
 numpy >=1.18, <1.23
 scipy
 memory_profiler
@@ -17,5 +18,4 @@ alabaster==0.7.12
 babel
 pygments==2.11.2
 nptyping
-nbsphinx
-setuptools
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+nbsphinx
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