diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 642b6eb5..79a7f349 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ maxminddb
 rich
 defusedxml>=0.7
 pyaes
+setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability