diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index c1abed0..a8ce7b7 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ passlib[bcrypt]==1.7.4
 bcrypt==4.0.1
 slowapi==0.1.9
 httpx>=0.25.0
+redis>=5.0.0
 
 # Test dependencies
 pytest>=7.4.0