diff --git a/services/worker/requirements.txt b/services/worker/requirements.txt
index bc3f3824..60b8171a 100644
--- a/services/worker/requirements.txt
+++ b/services/worker/requirements.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ unittest2
 pylint_junit
 pylint
 boto3==1.26.18
-setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
\ No newline at end of file
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
\ No newline at end of file