diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index 3d245bb..638bb50 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@
             <version>${dropwizard.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+          <groupId>io.dropwizard</groupId>
+          <artifactId>dropwizard-auth</artifactId>
+          <version>${dropwizard.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
             <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>