diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 0901cb9..b1e4265 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ fastapi>=0.109.1
 uvicorn>=0.50.2
 httpx>=0.24.0
 pydantic>=2.0.0
-starlette>=0.40.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
+starlette>=1.3.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
 h11>=0.16.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
 anyio>=4.4.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
 zipp>=3.19.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability