diff --git a/aws-python-rest-api-with-pynamodb/requirements.txt b/aws-python-rest-api-with-pynamodb/requirements.txt
index 7f4069844..210ce8eab 100644
--- a/aws-python-rest-api-with-pynamodb/requirements.txt
+++ b/aws-python-rest-api-with-pynamodb/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 pynamodb==4.3.1
 boto3 #no-deploy
 botocore #no-deploy
+urllib3>=2.6.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability