diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 536065c..a5aaec0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -59,3 +59,4 @@ zope.i18nmessageid==3.6.1
 zope.interface==3.8.0
 zope.schema==4.1.1
 sqlalchemy-migrate==0.7.2
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability