diff --git a/requirements_versions.txt b/requirements_versions.txt
index e84bd4270a8..36df4df9143 100644
--- a/requirements_versions.txt
+++ b/requirements_versions.txt
@@ -30,3 +30,4 @@ torchdiffeq==0.2.3
 torchsde==0.2.5
 transformers==4.30.2
 httpx==0.24.1
+setuptools>=78.1.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability