diff --git a/.devcontainer/backend/requirements.txt b/.devcontainer/backend/requirements.txt
index 9814c8d4..8fbb6120 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/.devcontainer/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -18,5 +18,7 @@ sqlmodel
 pytest==9.0.2
 pytest-cov==7.0.0
 ipykernel>=6.25,<7
+dotenv
+psycopg[binary]
 # Formatting
 black==26.1.0
\ No newline at end of file