diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1eea726..3ab177e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ requests==2.27.1
 toml==0.10.1
 urllib3==1.26.9
 wrapt==1.12.1
+setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability