diff --git a/opengaterag/api/Dockerfile b/opengaterag/api/Dockerfile
index bbc0f43..ed752ce 100644
--- a/opengaterag/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/opengaterag/api/Dockerfile
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ RUN groupadd --gid 1100 opengaterag && \
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     libpq5 \
     poppler-utils \
+    curl \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Set a non-root user
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0a36f92..f727a19 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ license = { text = "MIT" }
 dependencies = [
     "uvicorn==0.41.0",
     "fastapi==0.135.1",
+    "gunicorn==25.1.0",
     "httpx==0.28.1",
     "sentry-sdk[fastapi]==2.53.0",
     "prometheus-fastapi-instrumentator==7.1.0",