diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 459ff8a..a8e95d5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ six==1.11.0
 toml==0.10.0
 typing==3.6.6
 virtualenv==16.0.0
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability