diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 2bf94a6..341fa8f 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ python-multipart==0.0.20
 pydantic==2.10.4
 pydantic-settings==2.7.1
 python-jose[cryptography]==3.3.0
+bcrypt==4.2.1
 httpx==0.27.2
 maxminddb==2.6.2