diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8cd9f05..710b585 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -26,3 +26,4 @@ six==1.15.0
 sqlalchemy==1.3.20
 werkzeug==0.16.1
 zipp==3.4.0
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability