diff --git a/image_finder_backend/requirements.txt b/image_finder_backend/requirements.txt
index f0a091a..eed7a6f 100644
--- a/image_finder_backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/image_finder_backend/requirements.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ Pillow
 flask
 flask_cors
 flask_restful
-tqdm
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+tqdm
+urllib3>=2.6.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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