diff --git a/requirements/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements/requirements_dev.txt
index 94a4fcc..51a7b83 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ pygments>=2.7.4 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
 pytest
 pytest-cov
 pytest-runner
-setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
 twine
 wheel