diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7746f09..83b6992 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-requests>=2.18.4
+requests>=2.31.0
 urllib3>=1.22
 python-dotenv>=1.0.0
+certifi>=2024.7.4 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
+idna>=3.7 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability