diff --git a/created-accounts/backend/requirements.txt b/created-accounts/backend/requirements.txt
index 0dcdf97..94e168d 100644
--- a/created-accounts/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/created-accounts/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 beem==0.20.7
 firebase-admin==2.13.0
 google-cloud-firestore==0.30.0
+rsa>=4.7 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability