diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 52575d113..79c08f810 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -170,3 +170,4 @@ wtforms==2.2.1
 
 # The following packages are considered to be unsafe in a requirements file:
 # setuptools
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability