diff --git a/requirements/docs.txt b/requirements/docs.txt
index 46b82bd3c26..5ac901f7be1 100644
--- a/requirements/docs.txt
+++ b/requirements/docs.txt
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ sphinx-click==2.5.0
 -r deps/mock.txt
 -r extras/auth.txt
 -r extras/sphinxautobuild.txt
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability