diff --git a/api/requirements.txt b/api/requirements.txt
index d0b660e0..7c82a713 100644
--- a/api/requirements.txt
+++ b/api/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 fastapi==0.109.0
 uvicorn==0.25.0
-psutil==5.9.8
\ No newline at end of file
+psutil==5.9.8
+python-dotenv==1.0.1
+