diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 196be30e..dc538a8d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -43,3 +43,4 @@ ziggurat_foundations==0.9.1
 zope.interface>=4.7.2,<5
 zope.sqlalchemy==1.6
 zipp>=3.19.1
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability