diff --git a/docker/build_from_pip/requirements.txt b/docker/build_from_pip/requirements.txt
index cc14b99727fa..b9c4151ed0f0 100644
--- a/docker/build_from_pip/requirements.txt
+++ b/docker/build_from_pip/requirements.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ langfuse
 prisma
 openai==1.99.9
 ddtrace==2.19.0 # for advanced DD tracing / profiling
+protobuf>=5.29.6 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability