diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 53194ca..f5e097e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ cvxpy==1.3.1
 imageio==2.19.2
 matplotlib==3.2.0
 Pillow==10.0.1
-SciencePlots==2.1.0
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+SciencePlots==2.1.0
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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