diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6d3033d..4381bad 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ python-dotenv>=1.0.0
 pydantic>=2.0.0
 mcp>=0.1.0
 pyarrow>=14.0.1
-requests>=2.31.0 
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+requests>=2.31.0 
+starlette>=0.40.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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