diff --git a/examples/fastapi_e2e/requirements.txt b/examples/fastapi_e2e/requirements.txt
index a414b9e63..077e184cd 100644
--- a/examples/fastapi_e2e/requirements.txt
+++ b/examples/fastapi_e2e/requirements.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ fastapi==0.65.2
 pytest==5.4.1
 requests==2.23.0
 uvicorn==0.12.3
+starlette>=0.40.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability