diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index afde4698..babd50de 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ django-countries==3.3
 -e git+https://github.com/scieloorg/thriftpy-wrap@0.1.1#egg=thriftpywrap
 elasticsearch>=1.0.0,<2.0.0
 zerorpc>=0.4.4
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability