diff --git a/requirements_py38.txt b/requirements_py38.txt
index 7d8191224..90ede8948 100644
--- a/requirements_py38.txt
+++ b/requirements_py38.txt
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ ansicolors==1.1.8
 docker==5.0.2
 h5py==2.10.0
 matplotlib==3.3.4
-numpy==1.19.5
+numpy==1.22.2
 pyyaml==5.4
 psutil==5.6.6
 scipy==1.5.4
 scikit-learn
 jinja2==2.10.1
 pandas==1.1.5
+pillow>=10.0.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability