diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 22ad96a..d164a7b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -36,3 +36,4 @@ typing_extensions==4.8.0
 urllib3==2.0.7
 Werkzeug==3.0.1
 WTForms==2.3.3
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability