diff --git a/scripts/requirements-base.txt b/scripts/requirements-base.txt
index 40e495f42d9e..f6784b6ed458 100644
--- a/scripts/requirements-base.txt
+++ b/scripts/requirements-base.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 west>=1.0.0
+certifi >=2024.7.4 # from requests above;  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39689