diff --git a/sdk/python/requirements-dev.txt b/sdk/python/requirements-dev.txt
index 57c61075dee..1f4637dc3da 100644
--- a/sdk/python/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/sdk/python/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ types-PyYAML==6.0.5
 types-requests==2.27.14
 types-tabulate==0.8.6
 yapf==0.32.0
+setuptools>=78.1.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability