diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index e7e81e7..58b01c8 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ python-multipart==0.0.6
 pydantic==2.5.0
 pydantic-settings==2.1.0
 python-dotenv==1.0.0
+email-validator==2.1.0