diff --git a/install.py b/install.py
index 40dba36e..71647824 100644
--- a/install.py
+++ b/install.py
@@ -157,6 +157,14 @@ def install_prerequisites():
 		]
 	})
 
+	# until psycopg2-binary is available for aarch64 (Arm 64-bit), we'll need libpq and libssl dev packages to build psycopg2 from source
+	if platform.machine() == 'aarch64':
+		log("Installing libpq and libssl dev packages to build psycopg2 for aarch64...")
+		run_os_command({
+			'apt-get': ['sudo apt-get install -y libpq-dev libssl-dev'],
+			'yum': ['sudo yum install -y libpq-devel openssl-devel']
+		})
+
 	install_package('curl')
 	install_package('wget')
 	install_package('git')