diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b06c27792..87929af58 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ sphinx-autobuild==0.7.1
 sphinx-inline-tabs==2021.4.11b9
 git+https://github.com/python/python-docs-theme.git#egg=python-docs-theme
 git+https://github.com/pypa/pypa-docs-theme.git#egg=pypa-docs-theme
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability