diff --git a/examples/tfb/requirements.txt b/examples/tfb/requirements.txt
index 065eecbfc..b91f6c3e7 100644
--- a/examples/tfb/requirements.txt
+++ b/examples/tfb/requirements.txt
@@ -26,3 +26,4 @@ txpostgres==1.6.0
 Werkzeug==0.14.1
 zope.interface==4.6.0
 uwsgi==2.0.18
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability