diff --git a/aws-python-rest-api-with-pynamodb/requirements.txt b/aws-python-rest-api-with-pynamodb/requirements.txt
index 201f2a8da..432ea774f 100644
--- a/aws-python-rest-api-with-pynamodb/requirements.txt
+++ b/aws-python-rest-api-with-pynamodb/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 pynamodb==3.1.0
 boto3 #no-deploy
-botocore #no-deploy
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+botocore #no-deploy
+urllib3>=2.5.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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