diff --git a/gae-requirements.txt b/gae-requirements.txt
index 0e4a95d..6fb253c 100644
--- a/gae-requirements.txt
+++ b/gae-requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 requests>=2.18.4,<=2.20.1
 pystache>=0.5.1,<=0.5.4
-requests-toolbelt
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+requests-toolbelt
+idna>=3.7 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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