diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 454376661e..ebcc5da6a1 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ scipy==1.10.1
 colorama==0.4.6
 joblib==1.3.2
 pillow>=10.3.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
-setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
+setuptools>=78.1.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
 fonttools>=4.43.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
 zipp>=3.19.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability