diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f703c08..380ad75 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ tox==2.7.0
 docutils==0.14
 Pygments>=2.7.4
 twine
-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