diff --git a/sample-python/requirements.txt b/sample-python/requirements.txt
index d789564800..729bb54e21 100644
--- a/sample-python/requirements.txt
+++ b/sample-python/requirements.txt
@@ -63,3 +63,5 @@ webencodings==0.5.1
 Werkzeug==0.14.1
 widgetsnbextension==3.4.2
 xlrd==1.1.0
+ipython>=7.16.3 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
+prompt-toolkit>=3.0.13 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability