diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index cfd1f724d..f404d3560 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ python_requires = >=3.6
 package_dir =
     =src
 setup_requires =
-    setuptools>=>=42.0
+    setuptools>=42.0
     setuptools-scm>=3.4
 zip_safe = no