diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 79962bc..1db1d03 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ tzlocal==2.1
 urllib3==1.26.19
 waitress==3.0.1
 Werkzeug==3.0.6
-setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
+setuptools>=78.1.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
 zipp>=3.19.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability