diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d5eac56..2b1f663 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ uvicorn[standard]==0.22.0
 httpx==0.24.1
 aiofiles==23.1.0
 pycryptodome==3.18.0
-chardet==5.1.0
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+chardet==5.1.0
+starlette>=0.47.2 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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