diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f6b46ec8a..991827bb5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ redis==4.5.4
 markdown-it-py==2.2.0
 typing_extensions==4.5.0
 fasttext-predict==0.9.2.1
+httpx>=0.23.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability