diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index 436faeb4..5dc48ece 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -145,3 +145,4 @@ feedparser==6.0.12
 # Xlwt
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 xlwt==1.3.0
+sqlparse>=0.5.4 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability