diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3806470..c900829 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ typed-ast==1.4.1
 wcwidth==0.2.5
 Werkzeug==1.0.1
 zipp==3.1.0
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability