diff --git a/requirements/requirements_docs.txt b/requirements/requirements_docs.txt
index 9b8cea7..fa685a9 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements_docs.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements_docs.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 sphinx
-setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability