diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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index ac021ec5..753fcf11
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ importlib_metadata
 jsonschema==3.2.0
 psycopg2==2.8.4
 pyyaml
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability