diff --git a/requirements-docs.txt b/requirements-docs.txt
index 7f8b71f3..91d7138c 100644
--- a/requirements-docs.txt
+++ b/requirements-docs.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ mkdocs-include-markdown-plugin~=3.3.0
 mkdocs-material~=8.2.9
 mkdocstrings[python]~=0.18.1
 mkdocs~=1.3.0
+setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability