diff --git a/src/config/fabric-ansible/ansible-playbooks/requirements.txt b/src/config/fabric-ansible/ansible-playbooks/requirements.txt
index 9c2abaf8d..6e9716b4b 100644
--- a/src/config/fabric-ansible/ansible-playbooks/requirements.txt
+++ b/src/config/fabric-ansible/ansible-playbooks/requirements.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ contrail-api-client
 sandesh
 sandesh-common
 ansible==2.6.13
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability