diff --git a/requirements/example.txt b/requirements/example.txt
index f18a99ea419..8c52b29fcca 100644
--- a/requirements/example.txt
+++ b/requirements/example.txt
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ mayavi>=4.7
 seaborn>=0.11
 cairocffi>=1.2
 python-igraph>=0.8.3
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability