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diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
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--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ fastapi==0.115.0
 uvicorn[standard]==0.30.1
 
 pydantic==2.7.4
+pydantic[email]==2.7.4
 python-dotenv==1.0.1
 
 psycopg2-binary==2.9.9
@@ -10,3 +11,4 @@ psycopg2-binary==2.9.9
 python-jose[cryptography]==3.3.0
 passlib[bcrypt]==1.7.4
 python-multipart==0.0.9
+bcrypt==4.1.2