diff --git a/backfiller/setup.py b/backfiller/setup.py
index 3d5d7d2..df6acb3 100644
--- a/backfiller/setup.py
+++ b/backfiller/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ setup(
 		"argh",
 		"gevent",
 		"psycogreen",
-		"psycopg2",
+		"psycopg2-binary",
 		"python-dateutil",
 		"requests",
 		"wubloader-common",
diff --git a/cutter/setup.py b/cutter/setup.py
index 0483c07..6f7a646 100644
--- a/cutter/setup.py
+++ b/cutter/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ setup(
 		"gevent",
 		"prometheus-client",
 		"psycogreen",
-		"psycopg2",
+		"psycopg2-binary",
 		"requests",
 		"wubloader-common",
 	],
diff --git a/playlist_manager/setup.py b/playlist_manager/setup.py
index febd9ed..1fc5a35 100644
--- a/playlist_manager/setup.py
+++ b/playlist_manager/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ setup(
 		"gevent",
 		"prometheus-client",
 		"psycogreen",
-		"psycopg2",
+		"psycopg2-binary",
 		"requests",
 		"wubloader-common",
 	],
diff --git a/sheetsync/setup.py b/sheetsync/setup.py
index 5627eb7..5c3199f 100644
--- a/sheetsync/setup.py
+++ b/sheetsync/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ setup(
 		"gevent",
 		"prometheus-client==0.7.1", # locked version as we rely on internals
 		"psycogreen",
-		"psycopg2",
+		"psycopg2-binary",
 		"python-dateutil",
 		"requests",
 		"wubloader-common",
diff --git a/thrimshim/setup.py b/thrimshim/setup.py
index 364c47f..a9a26c8 100644
--- a/thrimshim/setup.py
+++ b/thrimshim/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ setup(
 		"gevent",
 		"google-auth",
 		"psycogreen",
-		"psycopg2",
+		"psycopg2-binary",
 		"requests",
 		"wubloader-common",
 	],