diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 0eca1919..95e2bd7d 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@ FROM ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:python3.11-alpine
 ENV ENV_MODE production
 WORKDIR /app
 
-RUN apk add --no-cache curl git
+RUN apk add --no-cache curl git \
+    # Dependencies for Python package compilation
+    freetype-dev \
+    gcc \
+    musl-dev \
+    python3-dev
 
 # Install Python dependencies
 COPY pyproject.toml uv.lock ./