diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e5ad65f..98ac554 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ flake8==3.7.7
 pre-commit==1.14.4
 google-cloud-pubsub==1.0.2
 git+git://github.com/HumanCellAtlas/pipeline-tools@v0.58.1
+urllib3>=1.26.5 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability