diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 56f817e..1508d0a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ lupa==1.8
 future==0.17.1
 sortedcontainers==2.1.0
 six==1.12.0
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability