diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e06cc5f..4ccf9d9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ ruamel.yaml.clib==0.2.6
 tenacity==8.0.1
 wcmatch==8.4
 yamllint==1.28.0
-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