diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile
index 422f55dd..6f1bb8b5 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
   # To run the Makefile
   make \
+  # psycopg2 dependencies
+  libpq-dev \
   # Translations dependencies
   gettext \
   # Uncomment below lines to enable Sphinx output to latex and pdf