diff --git a/doc/python_api/requirements.txt b/doc/python_api/requirements.txt
index c2b5b2fd794..1217bd3c22a 100644
--- a/doc/python_api/requirements.txt
+++ b/doc/python_api/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 Sphinx==1.8.5
 sphinx_rtd_theme==0.4.3
+requests>=2.32.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability