diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index bd87d7b..75c2f9e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ urllib3==1.25.9
 requests==2.24.0
 colorama==0.4.4
 slackclient==2.9.3
+certifi>=2024.7.4 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability