diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5be3d0e..d26b006 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 nose
 sphinx
-schema
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+schema
+setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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