diff --git a/openspp-requirements.txt b/openspp-requirements.txt
index 61de3e46..cc04582b 100644
--- a/openspp-requirements.txt
+++ b/openspp-requirements.txt
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ bravado_core
 faker
 geojson
 jsonschema
-jwcrypto
+jwcrypto>=1.5.6
 pyjwt>=2.4.0
 pyproj
 python-magic
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 693b9f63..e1f1abb1 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ faker
 fastapi==0.112.2
 geojson
 jsonschema
-jwcrypto
+jwcrypto>=1.5.6
 numpy>=1.22.2
 pyjwt>=2.4.0
 pyproj
 python-magic
 pytz
 qrcode
+requests>=2.32.2
 shapely
 simplejson
 swagger_spec_validator
diff --git a/spp_base/__manifest__.py b/spp_base/__manifest__.py
index 340b1eca..fa3986fd 100644
--- a/spp_base/__manifest__.py
+++ b/spp_base/__manifest__.py
@@ -33,7 +33,15 @@
         "spp_farmer_registry_base",
     ],
     "external_dependencies": {
-        "python": ["fastapi==0.112.2", "extendable_pydantic==1.3.0", "numpy>=1.22.2", "urllib3>=2.2.2", "zipp>=3.19.1"]
+        "python": [
+            "fastapi==0.112.2",
+            "extendable_pydantic==1.3.0",
+            "numpy>=1.22.2",
+            "urllib3>=2.2.2",
+            "zipp>=3.19.1",
+            "jwcrypto>=1.5.6",
+            "requests>=2.32.2",
+        ]
     },  # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability and for fastapi, compatibility issues.
     "data": [
         "data/global_roles.xml",
diff --git a/spp_encryption/__manifest__.py b/spp_encryption/__manifest__.py
index 39925d91..96c4eb91 100644
--- a/spp_encryption/__manifest__.py
+++ b/spp_encryption/__manifest__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "development_status": "Beta",
     "maintainers": ["jeremi", "gonzalesedwin1123"],
     "depends": ["g2p_encryption"],
-    "external_dependencies": {"python": ["jwcrypto"]},
+    "external_dependencies": {"python": ["jwcrypto>=1.5.6"]},
     "data": ["views/encryption_provider.xml"],
     "assets": {},
     "demo": [],