diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5204985..a88b07a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ ffmpeg-python
 note_seq
 tensorflow>=2.0
 schema
-patool
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+patool
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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