diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 0f1e684f..373ec3a8 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -67,3 +67,4 @@ werkzeug==0.16.1
 # ldap3==2.2.4
 Authlib==0.15.5
 advocate==1.0.0
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability