diff --git a/final_project/requirements.txt b/final_project/requirements.txt
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new mode 100644
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--- a/final_project/requirements.txt
+++ b/final_project/requirements.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ Flask-WTF==0.14.3
 ibm-watson==4.4.1
 python-dotenv==0.13.0
 pyJWT==1.7.1
+werkzeug>=3.0.6 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability