diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 4ae73e0..e4db372 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ bootstrap-admin==0.4.4
 netaddr==0.8.0
 djangorestframework==3.13.1
 tzdata==2021.5
-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
 importlib-metadata==4.13.0
 certifi>=2023.7.22 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
 sqlparse>=0.5.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability