diff --git a/requirements/requirements_docs.txt b/requirements/requirements_docs.txt
index e3a6a18..0d7849f 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements_docs.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements_docs.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apppath
 #mistune==0.8.4 #>=2.0.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
-setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
 sphinx
 #m2r2>=0.2.0
 sphinxcontrib-programoutput