diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e784be8c..741e7889 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 pyOpenSSL
 secrets
 bcrypt
-flask 
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+flask 
+configobj>=5.0.9 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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