diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5cfec7f1..56a46ffa 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ Sphinx==1.5.2
 
 # Requirements for updating package
 twine==1.8.1
+requests>=2.32.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability