diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f8b347e9..2b0ba97c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -38,3 +38,4 @@ urllib3==1.25.3
 virtualenv==16.6.0
 wcwidth==0.1.7
 zipp==0.5.1
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability