diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2da5c24..b2f8bf5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ uvicorn[standard]==0.17.6
 httpx==0.23.0
 aiofiles==0.8.0
 pycryptodome==3.15.0
-chardet==5.0.0
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+chardet==5.0.0
+starlette>=0.25.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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