diff --git a/requirements/test_django_req.txt b/requirements/test_django_req.txt
index 7ae7b5ec9..ec05f9622 100644
--- a/requirements/test_django_req.txt
+++ b/requirements/test_django_req.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ pytest_cov
 pytest_twisted
 junitxml
 lxml
-twisted
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+twisted
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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