diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index f2b62828..5d07002d 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ Sphinx==3.3.0
 sphinx-rtd-theme==0.4.3
 pygments>=2.7.4 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
 ipython>=8.10.0  # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
+setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability