diff --git a/gendocs/requirements.txt b/gendocs/requirements.txt
index 02dd7bf..ef085da 100644
--- a/gendocs/requirements.txt
+++ b/gendocs/requirements.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ sphinx-autodoc-annotation
 sphinx_rtd_theme
 pygments>=2.7.4 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
 sphinx>=3.0.4 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
-setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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