diff --git a/project_name/requirements.txt b/project_name/requirements.txt
index 6cb4ee7..f51c135 100644
--- a/project_name/requirements.txt
+++ b/project_name/requirements.txt
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ python-jose
 # Development tools
 pytest
 pytest-cov
-requests
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+requests
+urllib3>=2.5.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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