diff --git a/requirements/develop.txt b/requirements/develop.txt
index a1658cc..827ecc2 100644
--- a/requirements/develop.txt
+++ b/requirements/develop.txt
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ locust
 black
 isort
 pytest
-setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
 gevent>=23.9.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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