diff --git a/samples/model-builder/requirements.txt b/samples/model-builder/requirements.txt
index d09caa45e0..22cb2c4d5b 100644
--- a/samples/model-builder/requirements.txt
+++ b/samples/model-builder/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 google-cloud-aiplatform
+urllib3>=2.6.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability