diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 07c3787..7946231 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ rsa==4.9
 six==1.16.0
 urllib3==1.26.12
 websocket-client==1.3.1
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability