diff --git a/requirements/optional_applied.txt b/requirements/optional_applied.txt
index 069fb3ec4e27b..36cd7cb367b1c 100644
--- a/requirements/optional_applied.txt
+++ b/requirements/optional_applied.txt
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ flower
 rllib
 seaborn
 datasets
-validators
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+validators
+torch>=2.9.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
\ No newline at end of file