diff --git a/examples/sqla/requirements.txt b/examples/sqla/requirements.txt
index f010af00b6..010bbb7e6b 100644
--- a/examples/sqla/requirements.txt
+++ b/examples/sqla/requirements.txt
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ email_validator
 # note: for local development, replace 'Flask-Admin' above with a reference to
 # your local copy of the repo e.g. '-e .' if you're installing this from the
 # repo's root directory
+werkzeug>=3.1.5 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability