diff --git a/tolid-api/app/requirements.txt b/tolid-api/app/requirements.txt
index d52ae9b..9bfa776 100644
--- a/tolid-api/app/requirements.txt
+++ b/tolid-api/app/requirements.txt
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ markupsafe==2.0.1
 jwt
 biopython==1.73
 alembic==1.8.0
-SQLAlchemy==1.4.1  # Pin to <2.0
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+SQLAlchemy==1.4.1  # Pin to <2.0
+numpy>=1.22.2 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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