diff --git a/requirements/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements/requirements-dev.txt
index d33d64d5..7a79b20c 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -43,3 +43,4 @@ wheel==0.38.4
 # The following packages are considered to be unsafe in a requirements file:
 # pip
 # setuptools
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability