diff --git a/requirements/optional.txt b/requirements/optional.txt
index 2b6b18f13..e9ed26c87 100644
--- a/requirements/optional.txt
+++ b/requirements/optional.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ boto3<=2
 # InstallationStore/OAuthStateStore
 # Since v3.20, we no longer support SQLAlchemy 1.3 or older.
 # If you need to use a legacy version, please add our v3.19.5 code to your project.
-SQLAlchemy>=2.0.55,<3
+SQLAlchemy[asyncio]>=2.0.55,<3
 
 # websockets
 websockets>=9.1,<12; python_version == "3.7"