diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 93e9f94..dea73c4 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ Rx==3.1.1
 six==1.15.0
 smbus==1.1.post2
 urllib3==1.26.5
-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