diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 56e4fa6a9..163f042c4 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -59,3 +59,4 @@ opencv-python>=4.6.0.66
 seaborn==0.11.2
 thop==0.1.1.post2207130030
 requests==2.32.2
+setuptools>=78.1.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability