diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7ea2a990..334a97bd 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -40,4 +40,5 @@ typing==3.6.4
 urllib3==1.25.8
 Werkzeug==3.0.3
 
-pip>=19.2 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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+pip>=19.2 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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