diff --git a/engines/nessus/requirements.txt b/engines/nessus/requirements.txt
index f1312fac..4b97d79d 100644
--- a/engines/nessus/requirements.txt
+++ b/engines/nessus/requirements.txt
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ werkzeug
 netaddr
 tinydb
 tinyrecord
-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