diff --git a/backend_app/requirements.txt b/backend_app/requirements.txt
index 1d128035..4fe67907 100644
--- a/backend_app/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend_app/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-aiohttp==3.8.1
+aiohttp==3.9.4
 amqp==2.5.2
 asgiref==3.3.4
 async-timeout==4.0.1
@@ -74,3 +74,4 @@ botocore==1.19.25
 django-cachalot==2.5.1
 python-memcached==1.59
 django-auth-adfs==1.9.5
+cryptography>=42.0.6 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability