diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ab4d5e94..d91294c8 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ django-model-utils==3.2.0
 
 mysqlclient==1.4.4
 tqdm==4.37.0
+django>=4.2.20 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability