diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 413ec32..3e15d1e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -44,3 +44,4 @@ twine==3.1.1
 urllib3==1.26.5
 wcwidth==0.1.9
 webencodings==0.5.1
+setuptools>=78.1.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability