diff --git a/backend/railway.toml b/backend/railway.toml
index f77ddc05..2c439905 100644
--- a/backend/railway.toml
+++ b/backend/railway.toml
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ healthcheckPath = "/health"
 healthcheckTimeout = 100
 restartPolicyType = "on_failure"
 restartPolicyMaxRetries = 3
+releaseCommand = "alembic upgrade head"