diff --git a/distributed/rpc/pipeline/requirements.txt b/distributed/rpc/pipeline/requirements.txt
index 9a75bbd998..eea62fb840 100644
--- a/distributed/rpc/pipeline/requirements.txt
+++ b/distributed/rpc/pipeline/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 torch==2.9.0
-torchvision==0.7.0
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+torchvision==0.7.0
+numpy>=1.22.2 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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