diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 14fdb6df5..ab6b2fb93 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ python_requires = >=3.6
 package_dir =
     =src
 setup_requires =
-    setuptools>=>=42.0
+    setuptools>=42.0
     setuptools-scm>=3.4
 zip_safe = no