diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3e4859d..455661c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ PyGithub>=1.59
 PyYAML
 blint
 packaging
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability