diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 03aa65f5a7c0..6d24fef144e0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ regex
 bsdiff4
 python-Levenshtein
 selenium
+setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability