diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e95a2b28ad5d3..8fccc33e031f3 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -691,3 +691,4 @@ zxcvbn==4.4.28
 
 # The following packages are considered to be unsafe in a requirements file:
 # setuptools
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability