diff --git a/Commander/requirements.txt b/Commander/requirements.txt
index facdf46..0382cfa 100644
--- a/Commander/requirements.txt
+++ b/Commander/requirements.txt
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ pytest==6.2.5
 pytest-cov==3.0.0
 pytest-redis==2.4.0
 redis==4.3.1
-requests==2.23.0
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+requests==2.23.0
+certifi>=2023.7.22 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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