diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ae73b1d61..bdf84f7e7 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ qrcode==7.3.1
 redis==4.5.4
 requests==2.31.0
 responses==0.22.0
+setuptools>=65.5.1 # Not a direct dependency, pinned to get a security fix
 tornado==6.3.3 # Not a direct dependency, pinned to get a security fix
 
 # Dev