diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2f5d2c3..5453a83 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ six==1.12.0
 urllib3==1.26.5
 websocket-client==0.48.0
 Werkzeug==0.15.6
-gunicorn==20.0.4
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+gunicorn==20.0.4
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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