diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 4a094cc..f7075e1 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ tox==3.24.1
 testfixtures==6.18.0
 vcrpy==4.1.1
 requests==2.26.0
-msal==1.16.0
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+msal==1.16.0
+setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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