diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e3c28db..a92d76e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ requests==2.26.0
 nose==1.3.7
 unittest2==1.1.0
 mock==4.0.3
-PyYAML==6.0.1  #keep pyYaml compatible with awscli makes the build process easier
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+PyYAML==6.0.1  #keep pyYaml compatible with awscli makes the build process easier
+urllib3>=2.6.3 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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