diff --git a/GUI/requirements.txt b/GUI/requirements.txt
index 72118bd..2c6b9ce 100644
--- a/GUI/requirements.txt
+++ b/GUI/requirements.txt
@@ -37,3 +37,4 @@ wcwidth==0.2.4
 XlsxWriter==1.2.9
 zipp==3.1.0
 zope.interface==5.1.0
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability