diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3d6bcf4..2a6e3f6 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -53,3 +53,4 @@ urllib3==1.26.5
 Werkzeug==2.0.1
 wrapt==1.12.1
 zipp==3.4.1
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability