diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c647d92..0758de4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ requires-python = ">=3.13"
 dependencies = [
     "fastapi[standard]>=0.116.2",
     "httpx>=0.28.1",
+    "python-dotenv>=1.1.1",
     "redis>=6.4.0",
 ]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 44f6a00..8af5e42 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 fastapi[standard]>=0.116.2
 httpx>=0.28.1
-redis>=6.4.0
\ No newline at end of file
+redis>=6.4.0
+python-dotenv>=1.1.1
\ No newline at end of file