diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 01f66af..bdca8af 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -58,4 +58,5 @@ fuzzywuzzy~=0.18.0
 
 APScheduler~=3.10.4
 botocore~=1.34.140
-geopy~=2.4.1
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+geopy~=2.4.1
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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