diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3ccd8b9..5a501f1 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 asyncio-nats-client
 aioredis
 https://github.com/squeaky-pl/japronto/archive/master.zip
-apscheduler
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+apscheduler
+setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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