diff --git a/api/requirements/base.txt b/api/requirements/base.txt
index 065575d77eace1b7be16910d604ed5fb7b4739b4..b3c6a8a9d8600a9433df93683d23ad545960693a 100644
--- a/api/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/api/requirements/base.txt
@@ -71,4 +71,4 @@ feedparser~=6.0.0
 watchdog~=2.1.2
 
 ## Pin third party dependency to avoid issue with latest version
-asgiref==3.3.4
+asgiref==3.3.4 #1516