diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a11305a..a8caf79 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ retry
 datetime
 elasticsearch
 datadog_api_client
+setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability