diff --git a/cluster/juju/charms/trusty/kubernetes-master/requirements.txt b/cluster/juju/charms/trusty/kubernetes-master/requirements.txt
index 0cd4a6a2d650d..618cafdf077ed 100644
--- a/cluster/juju/charms/trusty/kubernetes-master/requirements.txt
+++ b/cluster/juju/charms/trusty/kubernetes-master/requirements.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ pytest
 bundletester
 path.py
 charmhelpers
+
+pip>=19.2 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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