diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/be/benchexec/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/be/benchexec/package.nix
index be860eaad4d0..bca21cbc4506 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/be/benchexec/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/be/benchexec/package.nix
@@ -9,17 +9,22 @@
 }:
 python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "benchexec";
-  version = "3.21";
+  version = "3.27";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "sosy-lab";
     repo = "benchexec";
     rev = version;
-    hash = "sha256-bE3brmmLHZQakDKvd47I1hm9Dcsu6DrSeJyjWWtEZWI=";
+    hash = "sha256-lokz7klAQAascij0T/T43/PrbMh6ZUAvFnIqg13pVUk=";
   };
 
   pyproject = true;
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace pyproject.toml \
+      --replace-fail 'setuptools ==' 'setuptools >='
+  '';
+
   nativeBuildInputs = with python3.pkgs; [ setuptools ];
 
   # NOTE: CPU Energy Meter is not added,