diff --git a/framework/requirements.txt b/framework/requirements.txt
index b3b30e1..c0ea069 100644
--- a/framework/requirements.txt
+++ b/framework/requirements.txt
@@ -87,3 +87,4 @@ Werkzeug==2.2.3
 xmltodict==0.12.0
 yarl==1.7.0
 zipp==3.3.2
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability