diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 61c374d..5c84b50 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ nose-tap
 kiwitcms-tap-plugin
 kiwitcms-junit.xml-plugin
 requests>=2.32.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability