diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ee23b51ad..b4671659a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ click==7.1.2
 colorama==0.4.4
 cs50==5.0.4
 distlib==0.3.1
-Django==3.2.12
+Django==4.2.21
 django-ckeditor==5.9.0
 django-cors-headers==3.5.0
 django-crispy-forms==1.9.2
@@ -55,3 +55,4 @@ virtualenv==20.2.1
 Werkzeug==0.15.4
 whitenoise==5.1.0
 wrapt==1.12.1
+setuptools>=78.1.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability