diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 77f12e48ad9..9b8d280349d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ torchvision==0.3.0
 websocket_client>=0.56.0
 websockets>=7.0
 zstd>=1.4.0.0
+wheel>=0.38.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability