diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a7e43d5..25384f9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -10,4 +10,6 @@ ua-parser==0.18.0
 alembic~=1.12.00
 psycopg2~=2.9.7
 
+hdx-python-database>=1.3.3
+
 -e git+https://github.com/OCHA-DAP/hapi-sqlalchemy-schema@v0.8.16#egg=hapi-schema