diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c22191b..acf0efa 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -52,3 +52,4 @@ webencodings==0.5.1
 Werkzeug==1.0.1
 wrapt==1.12.1
 WTForms==3.0.0a1
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability