diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 98c9c0dd..89cffe7d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -101,3 +101,4 @@ memento_client>=0.5.1,!=0.6.0
 # pywikibot prefers using the inbuilt bz2 module if python was compiled with
 # bz2 support. But if it wasn't, bz2file is used instead.
 # bz2file
+setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability