diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 260012e..9b1c61e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -74,4 +74,4 @@ types-urllib3==1.26.25.4
 typing_extensions==4.4.0
 urllib3==1.26.13
 uro==0.0.4
-setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability