diff --git a/python/ebook_search/docker/Dockerfile b/python/ebook_search/docker/Dockerfile
index 6bbfcbd..021c6d5 100644
--- a/python/ebook_search/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/python/ebook_search/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ RUN python -m pip install --upgrade pip \
         "pydantic" \
         "pydantic-settings" \
         "python-multipart" \
-        "sqlalchemy" \
+        "sqlalchemy[asyncio]" \
         "tiktoken" \
         "typer" \
         "uvicorn[standard]" \