diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5670c83..103e28d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ alabaster==0.7.10
 Babel==2.5.1
 certifi==2017.7.27.1
 chardet==3.0.4
-Django==1.8.11
+Django==4.2.21
 django-bootstrap3==9.0.0
 django-bootstrap3-datetimepicker==2.2.3
 django-datetimezone-field==0.1.8
@@ -41,3 +41,4 @@ sphinxcontrib-websupport==1.0.1
 typing==3.6.2
 urllib3==1.22
 Whoosh==2.7.4
+setuptools>=78.1.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability