diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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 FROM python:3.11.4-slim-buster
 
+# Install PostgreSQL development libraries
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y libpq-dev gcc
+
 # python related environment variables
 ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1