diff --git a/requirements-travis.txt b/requirements-travis.txt
index ad5bff0968..1a74b01374 100644
--- a/requirements-travis.txt
+++ b/requirements-travis.txt
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ inspektor==0.5.2
 pylint==2.11.1
 pyenchant
 importlib-metadata==4.13.0; python_version == '3.7'
+setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability