diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 027bfd7d2..89a014737 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ RUN   dnf install -y python311 python3.11-pip initscripts
 RUN   alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.11 1
 RUN   alternatives --install /usr/bin/pip pip /usr/bin/pip3.11 1
 RUN		pip install argparse requests psycopg2-binary
+COPY    --chown=runner:runner requirements.txt $ACAS_BASE/requirements.txt
+RUN    pip install -r $ACAS_BASE/requirements.txt
 
 # node
 ENV NPM_CONFIG_LOGLEVEL warn
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..61153b4ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+requests>=2.0.0, <3.0.0
+Deprecated==1.2.10