diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7333793..5813e7a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 molecule[docker]==3.0.8
 ansible-lint==5.2.1
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability