diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index 21dbefa..b7eb686 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ pydocstyle==2.0.0
 pylint==2.7.0
 pytest==3.2.2
 pytest-cov==2.5.1
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability