diff --git a/engines/cortex/requirements.txt b/engines/cortex/requirements.txt
index 9aa88c87..35119c45 100644
--- a/engines/cortex/requirements.txt
+++ b/engines/cortex/requirements.txt
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ python-magic
 requests
 urllib3
 werkzeug
-setuptools==65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
+setuptools==70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability