diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7c0714a..3e95cc7 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-aiohttp==3.6.2
+aiohttp==3.8.0
 aiounittest==1.4.0
 fastapi==0.65.2
 gunicorn==20.0.4
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ httptools==0.1.1
 python-json-logger==0.1.11
 requests==2.24.0
 uvicorn==0.12.1
-uvloop==0.14.0
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+uvloop==0.14.0
+urllib3>=1.26.5 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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