diff --git a/samples/model-builder/requirements.txt b/samples/model-builder/requirements.txt
index d09caa45e0..b1174a2cdf 100644
--- a/samples/model-builder/requirements.txt
+++ b/samples/model-builder/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 google-cloud-aiplatform
+urllib3>=2.6.3 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability