diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 51c8c4c..875f12b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 chalice==1.5.0
 dcplib
 requests
+cryptography>=41.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability