Answer: The latest version of setuptools is 84.2.1, released on 2026-10-20.
Status: Confirmed
Entry: version/setuptools
Revision: 1
Digest: sha256:3c4bd57b93633155 (changes whenever the content changes)

Timeline:
  Created: 2026-11-12T11:23:43Z
  Last changed: 2026-11-12T11:23:43Z
  Last verified: 2026-11-12T11:33:54Z
  Next check: 2026-11-13T11:33:54Z
  Check interval: Daily
  Expected change: New releases are published at no fixed schedule.

Data:
  Field | Value | Source | As of
  Latest version | 84.2.1 | [1] | 2026-11-12
  Released | Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:01:35 GMT | [1] | 2026-11-12

Sources:
  [1] PyPI (setuptools). "setuptools: release information". https://pypi.org/rss/project/setuptools/releases.xml
      Role: primary. Accessed: 2026-11-12T11:33:54Z
      Quote: "<title>84.2.1</title>" (Supports: Latest version)
      Quote: "<description>Most extensible Python build backend with support for C/C++ extension modules</description>
<author>distutils-sig@python.org</author>      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:01:35 GMT</pubDate>" (Supports: Released)
      Snapshot SHA-256: 67256b82cc5392bb8d25e93f44c3422957ea83b7be7671dba075001348b30b23 (captured 2026-11-12T11:23:43Z)

Verification:
  Method: Read by code directly from the structured data published at [1]; no language model was involved. Every value appears verbatim in a quoted passage of [1]. On this check the text of [1] was unchanged since 2026-11-12T11:23:43Z, so the values verified then were kept.
  Cross-check: not-available at 2026-11-12T11:33:54Z. No independent second source is configured for this entry
  Last successful check: 2026-11-12T11:33:54Z
  Last attempt: 2026-11-12T11:33:54Z

Notes and limitations:
  "Latest version" is the newest stable version in the registry; pre-releases are excluded.

Change log:
  Time | Event | Change | Source
  2026-11-12T11:23:43Z | added | Entry created | —
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How to cite:
    latestN. (2026). What is the latest version of setuptools? Revision 1, last verified 2026-11-12T11:33:54Z. https://latestn.com/version/setuptools (accessed 2026-11-12T12:50:58Z).

    @misc{latestN_version_setuptools_r1,
      title        = {What is the latest version of setuptools?},
      author       = {{latestN}},
      year         = {2026},
      howpublished = {\url{https://latestn.com/version/setuptools}},
      note         = {Revision 1; digest sha256:3c4bd57b93633155; last verified 2026-11-12T11:33:54Z; accessed 2026-11-12T12:50:58Z}
    }

URL: https://latestn.com/version/setuptools