diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5bf1d19..48944a6 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ celery
 requests
 redis
 pyyaml
-uuid
\ No newline at end of file
+uuid
+certifi>=2024.7.4 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
\ No newline at end of file