diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ec2bfad..740d9ce 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ psycopg2==2.8.4
 orcid==1.0.3
 Jinja2==3.0.3
 itsdangerous==2.0.1
-pandas
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+pandas
+certifi>=2023.7.22 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
+requests>=2.31.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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