diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index dda2c33..2ff2ec8 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -102,3 +102,4 @@ wcwidth==0.2.5
 Werkzeug==2.1.2
 wrapt==1.14.1
 zipp==3.8.0
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability