diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f936ff242..53782e8cb 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ boto3==1.10.40
 #elasticsearch>=5.0.0,<6.0.0
 # Python >= 3
 #GitPython==3.0.3
-GitPython==2.1.15
+GitPython==3.1.27
 happybase==1.2.0
 humanize==0.5.1
 #impyla==0.16.0
@@ -45,3 +45,4 @@ python-jenkins==1.5.0
 #snakebite==2.11.0
 thriftpy==0.3.9
 #TravisPy==0.3.5
+urllib3>=1.26.5 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability