diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d1bc316..e5908cd 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 smtplib
 ipapi
 time
-threading 
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+threading 
+urllib3>=2.2.2 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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