diff --git a/requirements-test.txt b/requirements-test.txt
index a154da3..1695853 100644
--- a/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/requirements-test.txt
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ pytest-error-for-skips==2.0.2
 pytest-timeout==2.2.0
 pytest==7.4.3
 ruff==0.1.6
-setuptools>=68.2.2 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
diff --git a/setup-dev-env.sh b/scripts/setup-local-env.sh
similarity index 58%
rename from setup-dev-env.sh
rename to scripts/setup-local-env.sh
index ac318f2..89c47fd 100755
--- a/setup-dev-env.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup-local-env.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-python3 -m venv venv
+python3.10 -m venv venv
 source venv/bin/activate
+pip3 install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
 pip3 install -r requirements-dev.txt
 pre-commit install