diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 4287599..ab04245 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ django-heroku
 pillow
 whitenoise
 reportlab
-psycopg2
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+psycopg2
+setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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