diff --git a/manifest.toml b/manifest.toml
index 1fd2129..7b5163a 100644
--- a/manifest.toml
+++ b/manifest.toml
@@ -66,3 +66,6 @@ ram.runtime = "50M" # FIXME: replace with an **estimate** minimum ram requiremen
 
     [resources.apt]
     packages = "python3-pip, build-essential, python3-dev, python3-venv, postgresql, uwsgi, uwsgi-plugin-python3, expect, libpq-dev, libkrb5-dev"
+
+    [resources.database]
+    type = "postgresql"