diff --git a/example/requirements.txt b/example/requirements.txt
index 1732184..b911d39 100644
--- a/example/requirements.txt
+++ b/example/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ pyop
 Flask
 gunicorn
 oic>=1.2.1
-setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
+setuptools>=78.1.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
 werkzeug>=3.0.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
 requests>=2.32.2 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
 urllib3>=2.2.2 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability