diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 317b3125..2b9d3b3c 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ gem 'http'
 gem 'importmap-rails'
 gem 'jbuilder'
 gem 'mitlibraries-theme', git: 'https://github.com/mitlibraries/mitlibraries-theme', tag: 'v1.4'
+gem 'openssl'
 gem 'puma'
 gem 'rack-attack'
 gem 'rails', '~> 7.2.0'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 72625ff9..86357b9e 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ GEM
       racc (~> 1.4)
     nokogiri (1.18.10-x86_64-linux-gnu)
       racc (~> 1.4)
+    openssl (3.3.2)
     parallel (1.27.0)
     parser (3.3.9.0)
       ast (~> 2.4.1)
@@ -418,6 +419,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   minitest-reporters
   mitlibraries-theme!
   mocha
+  openssl
   pg
   puma
   rack-attack