diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index cbd7d54..dc6af78 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -37,3 +37,4 @@ typing_extensions==4.5.0
 urllib3==1.26.14
 Werkzeug==2.2.3
 zipp==3.14.0
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability