diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a7dade16..4ac18e27 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ webdriver-manager==3.2.1
 sqlparse==0.4.4
 asgiref==3.7.2
 # psycopg[binary]
-psycopg2
+psycopg2-binary
 python-irodsclient==1.1.5