diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2c4ac59d3e09..4b3ddd579cd0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ scikit-fuzzy
 sklearn
 sympy
 tensorflow
+wheel>=0.38.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability