diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b0ba752..d7ee545 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -118,3 +118,4 @@ webencodings==0.5.1
 websocket-client==1.5.0
 widgetsnbextension==4.0.5
 XlsxWriter==3.0.8
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability