diff --git a/django/requirements.txt b/django/requirements.txt
index a4a2654d3..b70e16d9f 100644
--- a/django/requirements.txt
+++ b/django/requirements.txt
@@ -53,3 +53,5 @@ pgcli
 rarfile
 # CoMSES citation app - disabled until migration to django 2.0 https://github.com/comses/citation/issues/20
 # -e git+https://github.com/comses/citation.git#egg=citation
+setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
+sqlparse>=0.5.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability