diff --git a/requirements-doc.txt b/requirements-doc.txt
index 8f20d6fb..0fba52c9 100644
--- a/requirements-doc.txt
+++ b/requirements-doc.txt
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ sphinx-paramlinks>=0.4.1
 sphinx>=5.3,<8
 sphinxcontrib-redoc>=1.6.0
 sphinx_autodoc_typehints[type_comments]>=1.11.0
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability