diff --git a/docs/examples/python-custom-runtime/custom-model/requirements.txt b/docs/examples/python-custom-runtime/custom-model/requirements.txt
index 7fdd0ce0..bad8415e 100644
--- a/docs/examples/python-custom-runtime/custom-model/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/examples/python-custom-runtime/custom-model/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 mlserver==1.3.2
 scikit-learn==1.4.0
 joblib==1.3.2
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
+starlette>=0.27.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability