diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3a4456d..e9aa5ac 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ sqlparse==0.4.2
 ua-parser==0.10.0
 user-agents==2.2.0
 whitenoise==5.2.0
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability