diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 33613e13..1e523bf6 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ ipython==3.2.1
 python-dateutil==2.1
 six==1.2.0
 wsgiref==0.1.2
-requests==2.6.0
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+requests==2.6.0
+setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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