diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b76c438..3eb9dfb 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -46,3 +46,4 @@ uritemplate==3.0.1
 urllib3==1.26.6
 virtualenv==20.7.2
 Werkzeug==2.0.1
+setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability