diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 0ff619d1..b99552f7 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -49,3 +49,4 @@ elastic-transport==8.17
 litellm==1.77.0
 strawberry-graphql==0.285.0
 strawberry-graphql-django==0.67.0
+pyopenssl>=26.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability