diff --git a/docs/changelog/2055.bugfix.rst b/docs/changelog/2055.bugfix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52ad01c3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/2055.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Upgrade embedded setuptools to ``51.3.3`` from ``51.1.2`` - by :user:`gaborbernat`.
diff --git a/src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/__init__.py b/src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/__init__.py
index 43ca638c3..672d67bd1 100644
--- a/src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/__init__.py
+++ b/src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/__init__.py
@@ -7,27 +7,27 @@
 BUNDLE_SUPPORT = {
     "3.10": {
         "pip": "pip-20.3.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
-        "setuptools": "setuptools-51.1.2-py3-none-any.whl",
+        "setuptools": "setuptools-51.3.3-py3-none-any.whl",
         "wheel": "wheel-0.36.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
     },
     "3.9": {
         "pip": "pip-20.3.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
-        "setuptools": "setuptools-51.1.2-py3-none-any.whl",
+        "setuptools": "setuptools-51.3.3-py3-none-any.whl",
         "wheel": "wheel-0.36.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
     },
     "3.8": {
         "pip": "pip-20.3.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
-        "setuptools": "setuptools-51.1.2-py3-none-any.whl",
+        "setuptools": "setuptools-51.3.3-py3-none-any.whl",
         "wheel": "wheel-0.36.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
     },
     "3.7": {
         "pip": "pip-20.3.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
-        "setuptools": "setuptools-51.1.2-py3-none-any.whl",
+        "setuptools": "setuptools-51.3.3-py3-none-any.whl",
         "wheel": "wheel-0.36.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
     },
     "3.6": {
         "pip": "pip-20.3.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
-        "setuptools": "setuptools-51.1.2-py3-none-any.whl",
+        "setuptools": "setuptools-51.3.3-py3-none-any.whl",
         "wheel": "wheel-0.36.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
     },
     "3.5": {
diff --git a/src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/setuptools-51.1.2-py3-none-any.whl b/src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/setuptools-51.3.3-py3-none-any.whl
similarity index 82%
rename from src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/setuptools-51.1.2-py3-none-any.whl
rename to src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/setuptools-51.3.3-py3-none-any.whl
index 9e6d4573a..0419aa31a 100644
Binary files a/src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/setuptools-51.1.2-py3-none-any.whl and b/src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/setuptools-51.3.3-py3-none-any.whl differ