diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9f1ee14..82f8f5f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@ gnutools-python
 mpi4py
 six
 bson
-chardet
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+chardet
+setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
+wheel>=0.38.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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