diff --git a/src/config/fabric-ansible/requirements.txt b/src/config/fabric-ansible/requirements.txt
index 2b6c02479..197bbd841 100644
--- a/src/config/fabric-ansible/requirements.txt
+++ b/src/config/fabric-ansible/requirements.txt
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ pycrypto
 vine
 pyroute2
 sandesh==0.1.dev0
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability