diff --git a/reqs/apt_requirements.txt b/reqs/apt_requirements.txt
index 9069d19dc..3223a8173 100644
--- a/reqs/apt_requirements.txt
+++ b/reqs/apt_requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # YACC + LEX
 flex
 bison
+requests>=2.32.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability