diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7070115..6c3ecb6 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ humanize==4.11.0
 # Security & Authentication
 passlib[bcrypt]==1.7.4
 python-jose[cryptography]==3.3.0
-cryptography==43.0.3
+cryptography==44.0.1
 
 # Production Server
 gunicorn==23.0.0
@@ -57,4 +57,5 @@ pytest-cov==6.0.0
 black==24.10.0
 flake8==7.1.1
 mypy==1.13.0
-pre-commit==4.0.1
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+pre-commit==4.0.1
+zipp>=3.19.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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