diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 686c481e..47d6eaf8 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ stripe==14.3.0
 # Email
 resend==2.21.0
 
+# HTTP client (seed scripts, internal API calls)
+httpx>=0.27.0
+
 # Utilities
 python-dotenv==1.0.1
 croniter>=2.0.0