diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index de018352..10ad8bc9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Pillow>=9.0.0
 matplotlib>=3.4.1
 pip
 h5py
-torch>=1.11.0
+torch>=2.8.0
 torchvision
 pycocotools>=2.0.2
 albumentations>=0.5.2
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ PyWavelets
 imageio
 pypng
 sorcery
-black[jupyter]
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+black[jupyter]
+wheel>=0.38.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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