diff --git a/smoketests/requirements.txt b/smoketests/requirements.txt
index 5dbd36ee..6c0f74e6 100644
--- a/smoketests/requirements.txt
+++ b/smoketests/requirements.txt
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ arnparse==0.0.2
 slack_sdk==3.22.0
 python-hcl2==4.3.1
 pre-commit>=3.5.0
+urllib3>=2.5.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability