diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2bc454e..f89f3cc 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ subprocess
 six
 mysqldump
 os
-logging
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+logging
+protobuf>=4.25.8 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
+urllib3>=2.5.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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