diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index de897b88..dbf01a4e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "lsst-felis @ git+http://github.com/lsst/felis.git@main",
     "click",
     "pyyaml",
-    "psycopg2",
+    "psycopg2-binary",
     "pymysql",
     "cryptography"
 ]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 60056fda..f848768a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ lsst-felis @ git+http://github.com/lsst/felis.git@main
 
 click
 pyyaml
-psycopg2
+psycopg2-binary
 pymysql
 cryptography