diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9999e37..bf8af46 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ PyYAML==5.3.1
 pytest>=7.0.0,<=7.1.3
 mock>=2.0.0
 pyqrllib>=1.2.3,<1.3.0
+setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability