diff --git a/src/pybind/mgr/dashboard/requirements-test.txt b/src/pybind/mgr/dashboard/requirements-test.txt
index 9305006176ea8..e51e7dfd193a9 100644
--- a/src/pybind/mgr/dashboard/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/src/pybind/mgr/dashboard/requirements-test.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ pytest<4
 pytest-cov
 pytest-instafail
 pyfakefs
+setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability