diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d3dc2e7d..777641b2 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ websockets==12.0
 jsonschema==4.19.2
 pre-commit
 pytest-homeassistant-custom-component==0.13.49
-pytest-cov
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+pytest-cov
+setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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