diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 83ce94d..b7cad89 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ pytest-cov==2.6.0
 codecov
 psutil
 appdirs
-setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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