diff --git a/community/hierarchical_configuration/requirements/install.txt b/community/hierarchical_configuration/requirements/install.txt
index 299dfa0f7..69c215562 100644
--- a/community/hierarchical_configuration/requirements/install.txt
+++ b/community/hierarchical_configuration/requirements/install.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 google-api-python-client
 google-cloud
 
+protobuf>=4.25.8 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
+urllib3>=2.5.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability