diff --git a/src/config/device-manager/test-requirements.txt b/src/config/device-manager/test-requirements.txt
index 90b4db0f..9cdec671 100644
--- a/src/config/device-manager/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/src/config/device-manager/test-requirements.txt
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ pyOpenSSL==19.1.0
 mock==3.0.5; python_version=='2.7'
 mock==4.0.2; python_version > '2.7'
 fabric-ansible==0.1.dev0
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability