diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/build-pr.yml
index 71b04ca3b..62028e822 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-pr.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Python Setup
         working-directory: cla-backend
         run: |
-          pip install --platform manylinux2014_x86_64 --only-binary=:all: --target=/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.7.17/x64/lib/python3.7/site-packages cryptography    
+          pip install --platform manylinux2014_x86_64 --only-binary=:all: --target=/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.7.17/x64/lib/python3.7/site-packages cryptography -r requirements-docusign.txt
           pip install -r requirements.txt
       
       - name: Python Lint
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
index 9521fa26b..712b19305 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Python Setup
         working-directory: cla-backend
         run: |
-          pip install --platform manylinux2014_x86_64 --only-binary=:all: --target=/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.7.17/x64/lib/python3.7/site-packages cryptography
+          pip install --platform manylinux2014_x86_64 --only-binary=:all: --target=/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.7.17/x64/lib/python3.7/site-packages cryptography -r requirements-docusign.txt
           pip install -r requirements.txt
       
       - name: Python Lint
diff --git a/cla-backend-go/Makefile b/cla-backend-go/Makefile
index 384d8a588..b9e6dc027 100644
--- a/cla-backend-go/Makefile
+++ b/cla-backend-go/Makefile
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ setup-dev:
 	echo "golangci-lint version:" && golangci-lint version
 
 	@echo "==> Installing multi-file-swagger tool..."
-	cd $(dir $(realpath $(firstword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))swagger && pip3 install virtualenv && virtualenv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate && python -m pip install --upgrade pip && pip3 install --platform manylinux2014_x86_64 --only-binary=:all: --target=/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.7.17/x64/lib/python3.7/site-packages cryptography && pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+	cd $(dir $(realpath $(firstword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))swagger && pip3 install virtualenv && virtualenv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate && python -m pip install --upgrade pip && pip3 install --platform manylinux2014_x86_64 --only-binary=:all: --target=/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.7.17/x64/lib/python3.7/site-packages cryptography -r requirements-docusign.txt && pip3 install -r requirements.txt
 
 setup_deploy: setup-deploy
 setup-deploy:
diff --git a/cla-backend/Makefile b/cla-backend/Makefile
index 1acdb9682..8c141b2dc 100644
--- a/cla-backend/Makefile
+++ b/cla-backend/Makefile
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ setup:
 	pip3 install virtualenv;
 	virtualenv -p python3 ~/.env/lf-cla;
 	source ~/.env/lf-cla/bin/activate; \
-	pip3 install --platform manylinux2014_x86_64 --only-binary=:all: --target=/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.7.17/x64/lib/python3.7/site-packages cryptography;  \
+	pip3 install --platform manylinux2014_x86_64 --only-binary=:all: --target=/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.7.17/x64/lib/python3.7/site-packages cryptography -r requirements-docusign.txt;  \
 	pip3 install -r requirements.txt; \
 
 .PHONY: setup_circle
 setup_circle:
 	npm install; \
-	sudo pip install --platform manylinux2014_x86_64 --only-binary=:all: --target=/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.7.17/x64/lib/python3.7/site-packages cryptography;  \
+	sudo pip install --platform manylinux2014_x86_64 --only-binary=:all: --target=/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.7.17/x64/lib/python3.7/site-packages cryptography -r requirements-docusign.txt;  \
 	sudo pip install -r requirements.txt; \
 
 # username: LFID username
diff --git a/cla-backend/requirements-docusign.txt b/cla-backend/requirements-docusign.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..311133108
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cla-backend/requirements-docusign.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Copyright The Linux Foundation and each contributor to CommunityBridge.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+docusign-esign==3.22.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cla-backend/requirements.txt b/cla-backend/requirements.txt
index 4e102bfcb..9e6e2d33b 100644
--- a/cla-backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/cla-backend/requirements.txt
@@ -58,5 +58,4 @@ wcwidth==0.1.7
 Werkzeug==0.15.5
 wrapt==1.11.2
 zipp==3.15.0
-markupsafe==2.0.1
-docusign-esign==3.22.0
\ No newline at end of file
+markupsafe==2.0.1
\ No newline at end of file