diff --git a/gen3-augur/requirements.txt b/gen3-augur/requirements.txt
index eaac73810..4c55f06cb 100644
--- a/gen3-augur/requirements.txt
+++ b/gen3-augur/requirements.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ biopython~=1.77
 pandas~=1.0.0
 setuptools~=46.0
 requests~=2.22
+urllib3>=2.6.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability