diff --git a/syntaxwebsite/requirements.txt b/syntaxwebsite/requirements.txt
index d0e921c6..0eb70a04 100644
--- a/syntaxwebsite/requirements.txt
+++ b/syntaxwebsite/requirements.txt
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ psycopg2-binary
 pyqrcode
 pypng
 timeago
-python-redis-lock
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+python-redis-lock
+urllib3>=2.6.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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