diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 90edfcdf7..428f7db3f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ FROM $LITELLM_BASE_IMAGE
 # Set the working directory to /app
 WORKDIR /app
 
+# Install build dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y gcc python3-dev && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
 # Copy the current directory contents into the container at /app
 COPY . /app