diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 063f6db2c95..b039a38cc65 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 ipdb
 pre-commit
+setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability