diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 69c739b9..caf57507 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ pysolr
 base36
 vfb_connect
 better_profanity
-SQLAlchemy>=1.0,<2.0
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+SQLAlchemy>=1.0,<2.0
+zipp>=3.19.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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