diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
index 56e97229a18..6f7d828e531 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 -e .
 ipykernel
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability