diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 84b33d865..5ed615c56 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -10,4 +10,3 @@ pytest
 tox
 typing
 typing-extensions
-setuptools>=49.6.0
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 89493d90f..678516430 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ mysql-connector-python >= 8.0.21
 python-dateutil >= 2.8.1
 openshift-client >= 1.0.12
 setuptools-scm
+setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
 aiohttp
 jira==3.4.1