diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 51db489..457419a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ shodan
 tld
 urllib3
 virtualenvwrapper
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability