diff --git a/google/test-fixtures/appengine/hello-world-flask/requirements.txt b/google/test-fixtures/appengine/hello-world-flask/requirements.txt
index f358d0ad8e4..be533d3513a 100644
--- a/google/test-fixtures/appengine/hello-world-flask/requirements.txt
+++ b/google/test-fixtures/appengine/hello-world-flask/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 Flask==1.1.1
-gunicorn==20.0.4
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+gunicorn==20.0.4
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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