diff --git a/general/youtube-api/requirements.txt b/general/youtube-api/requirements.txt
index ee8b5257..8a65fd70 100644
--- a/general/youtube-api/requirements.txt
+++ b/general/youtube-api/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 google-api-python-client
 google-auth-httplib2
-google-auth-oauthlib
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+google-auth-oauthlib
+protobuf>=6.33.5 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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