diff --git a/docker/py/environment.yml b/docker/py/environment.yml
index f1393235..e6415e7b 100644
--- a/docker/py/environment.yml
+++ b/docker/py/environment.yml
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@ dependencies:
   - virtualenv>=20.7.2
   - ipython>=8.10.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
   - tornado>=6.3.3 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
+  - packaging>=22.0 # beacuse of https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/4483
+  - pip: 
+    - backports.tarfile # beacuse of https://github.com/SwissDataScienceCenter/renkulab-docker/issues/471