diff --git a/requirements-test.txt b/requirements-test.txt
index 37c3bd8ba879..f99edb284c26 100644
--- a/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/requirements-test.txt
@@ -32,3 +32,4 @@ aiohttp
 # quantization
 bitsandbytes>=0.44.0
 buildkite-test-collector==0.1.8
+transformers>=4.53.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability