diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3927759..33982c3 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ click
 kedro
 more_itertools
 rich
+setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
+wheel>=0.38.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability