diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7d4ae36f..899cc369 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ prometheus-flask-exporter
 cs3apis>=0.1.dev101
 waitress
 wheel>=0.38.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
-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
 werkzeug>=3.0.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
 zipp>=3.19.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability