diff --git a/references/requirements.txt b/references/requirements.txt
index a4515bfbd8..edaed78828 100644
--- a/references/requirements.txt
+++ b/references/requirements.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ fastprogress>=0.1.21
 wandb>=0.10.31
 psutil>=5.9.0
 clearml>=1.11.1
+protobuf>=4.25.8 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
+urllib3>=2.5.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability