diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 51c8c4c..c66890a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 chalice==1.5.0
 dcplib
 requests
+
+pip>=19.2 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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