diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2d884b9..8177197 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Flask==0.12
+Flask==0.12.3
 Flask-API==0.7.1
 Flask-HTTPAuth==3.2.3
 nose==1.3.7
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ pinocchio==0.4.2
 rednose==1.2.1
 coverage==4.4.1
 pylint
+setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability