diff --git a/braiins-os/upgrade/requirements.txt b/braiins-os/upgrade/requirements.txt
index 904f098b..1bf54c99 100644
--- a/braiins-os/upgrade/requirements.txt
+++ b/braiins-os/upgrade/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 progress==1.2
 Paramiko==2.4.2
+cryptography>=39.0.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability