diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index e946675b7..4c98f1eea 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ markdown2
 # Utils
 pandas==1.3.5
 typing-extensions==4.9.0
-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
 numpy>=1.22.2,<2.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
 
 # Query engine - PostgreSQL