diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile
index c5a3244b0..e112290d3 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
   libharfbuzz-dev \
   libfribidi-dev \
   libxcb1-dev \
+  # needed for cryptography on some architectures
+  rustc-mozilla \
+  cargo-mozilla \
   # psycopg2 dependencies
   libpq-dev
 
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
index 93aea76e5..872f6cae1 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
   libharfbuzz-dev \
   libfribidi-dev \
   libxcb1-dev \
+  # needed for cryptography on some architectures
+  rustc-mozilla \
+  cargo-mozilla \
   # psycopg2 dependencies
   libpq-dev