diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index 6cdae6b5..119c74d8 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Sphinx>=7.2.0; python_version >= '3.9'
 # Sphinx 7.1.0 pins docutils to <0.21
 docutils>=0.18.1,<0.21; python_version == '3.8'
 sphinx-git>=10.1.1; python_version >= '3.8'
-GitPython>=3.1.37; python_version >= '3.8'
+GitPython>=3.1.41; python_version >= '3.8'
 Pygments>=2.15.0; python_version >= '3.8'
 sphinx-rtd-theme>=2.0.0; python_version >= '3.8'
 sphinxcontrib-applehelp>=1.0.4; python_version >= '3.8'
diff --git a/docs/changes.rst b/docs/changes.rst
index 9ca7ca00..81d67112 100644
--- a/docs/changes.rst
+++ b/docs/changes.rst
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ Released: not yet
 
 **Bug fixes:**
 
+* Addressed safety issues up to 2024-02-11.
+
 * Docs: Increased minimum Sphinx versions to 7.1.0 on Python 3.8 and to 7.2.0 on
   Python >=3.9 and adjusted dependent package versions in order to fix a version
   incompatibility between sphinxcontrib-applehelp and Sphinx.
diff --git a/minimum-constraints.txt b/minimum-constraints.txt
index 899a7cc8..4cc946c3 100644
--- a/minimum-constraints.txt
+++ b/minimum-constraints.txt
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ Sphinx==7.1.0; python_version == '3.8'
 Sphinx==7.2.0; python_version >= '3.9'
 docutils==0.18.1; python_version >= '3.8'
 sphinx-git==10.1.1; python_version >= '3.8'
-GitPython==3.1.37; python_version >= '3.8'
+GitPython==3.1.41; python_version >= '3.8'
 Pygments==2.15.0; python_version >= '3.8'
 sphinx-rtd-theme==2.0.0; python_version >= '3.8'
 sphinxcontrib-applehelp==1.0.4; python_version >= '3.8'