diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-setuptools/0001-conditionally-do-not-fetch-code-by-easy_install.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-setuptools/0001-conditionally-do-not-fetch-code-by-easy_install.patch
index 4d56dc89ba..1e5ab498a4 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-setuptools/0001-conditionally-do-not-fetch-code-by-easy_install.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-setuptools/0001-conditionally-do-not-fetch-code-by-easy_install.patch
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-From 2b06ca797d3ccc5b195aaa04a085c44bf61d4de3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From 5e603da9c01ccb828a03ea3e82d15599971f794f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
 From: Hongxu Jia <hongxu.jia@windriver.com>
 Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 10:13:38 +0800
 Subject: [PATCH] conditionally do not fetch code by easy_install
@@ -9,17 +9,16 @@ internet by easy_install.
 Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [oe specific]
 
 Signed-off-by: Hongxu Jia <hongxu.jia@windriver.com>
-
 ---
  setuptools/command/easy_install.py | 5 +++++
  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
 
 diff --git a/setuptools/command/easy_install.py b/setuptools/command/easy_install.py
-index 444d3b3..61e445a 100644
+index 0b8d1159..93308060 100644
 --- a/setuptools/command/easy_install.py
 +++ b/setuptools/command/easy_install.py
-@@ -648,6 +648,11 @@ class easy_install(Command):
-             os.path.exists(tmpdir) and rmtree(tmpdir)
+@@ -644,6 +644,11 @@ class easy_install(Command):
+             os.path.exists(tmpdir) and _rmtree(tmpdir)
  
      def easy_install(self, spec, deps=False):
 +        if os.environ.get('NO_FETCH_BUILD', None):
@@ -30,3 +29,6 @@ index 444d3b3..61e445a 100644
          with self._tmpdir() as tmpdir:
              if not isinstance(spec, Requirement):
                  if URL_SCHEME(spec):
+-- 
+2.41.0
+
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-setuptools_67.6.1.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-setuptools_68.0.0.bb
similarity index 90%
rename from meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-setuptools_67.6.1.bb
rename to meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-setuptools_68.0.0.bb
index ad0d7cc527..4ac789d18c 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-setuptools_67.6.1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-setuptools_68.0.0.bb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ SUMMARY = "Download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python packages"
 HOMEPAGE = "https://pypi.org/project/setuptools"
 SECTION = "devel/python"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;beginline=1;endline=19;md5=7a7126e068206290f3fe9f8d6c713ea6"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=141643e11c48898150daa83802dbc65f"
 
 inherit pypi python_setuptools_build_meta
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SRC_URI:append:class-native = " file://0001-conditionally-do-not-fetch-code-by-e
 SRC_URI += " \
             file://0001-_distutils-sysconfig.py-make-it-possible-to-substite.patch"
 
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "257de92a9d50a60b8e22abfcbb771571fde0dbf3ec234463212027a4eeecbe9a"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "baf1fdb41c6da4cd2eae722e135500da913332ab3f2f5c7d33af9b492acb5235"
 
 DEPENDS += "${PYTHON_PN}"