diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a93a7c2..786c8a6 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 junitparser==3.1.2
 tcms-api>=12.8.1
 requests>=2.32.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability