diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e0c51b2..f31643d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ pytorch-lightning==1.6.0rc0
 captcha
 pyyaml
 pillow
-tqdm
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+tqdm
+wheel>=0.38.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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