diff --git a/bun.lockb b/bun.lockb
index 12921d9..f34e01c 100755
Binary files a/bun.lockb and b/bun.lockb differ
diff --git a/packages/doorman-api/package.json b/packages/doorman-api/package.json
index 6382487..dc4e9cb 100644
--- a/packages/doorman-api/package.json
+++ b/packages/doorman-api/package.json
@@ -11,19 +11,21 @@
     "deploy": "twilio-run deploy --load-system-env --env .env.example --service-name doorman --environment=prod --override-existing-project"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws-sdk/client-dynamodb": "^3.609.0",
+    "@aws-sdk/client-dynamodb": "^3.821.0",
     "@twilio-labs/serverless-runtime-types": "^4.0.1",
     "@twilio/runtime-handler": "1.3.0",
-    "discord.js": "^14.16.3",
+    "discord.js": "^14.19.3",
+    "dynabridge": "^0.3.8",
     "prom-client": "^15.1.3",
     "promise.timeout": "^1.2.0",
-    "twilio": "^3.56",
+    "twilio": "^3.84.1",
     "winston": "^3.17.0",
-    "winston-loki": "^6.1.3"
+    "winston-loki": "^6.1.3",
+    "zod": "^3.25.42"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "twilio-run": "^3.5.4",
-    "concurrently": "^9.1.0"
+    "concurrently": "^9.1.2"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": "18"
diff --git a/packages/doorman-api/src/index.ts b/packages/doorman-api/src/index.ts
index 2b35544..63f30e1 100644
--- a/packages/doorman-api/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/doorman-api/src/index.ts
@@ -12,12 +12,24 @@ const imports = functionFiles.forEach(file => require('./' + path.relative('src'
 
 console.log("functions to build:", functionFiles);
 
+const bundledModules = ['dynabridge'];
+
+const externalModules = Object.keys(require('../package.json').dependencies)
+    .filter(dep => !bundledModules.includes(dep));
+
+console.log("Explicitly bundling dependencies", bundledModules);
+
+// console.log("external modules: ", externalModules);
+
 console.log("Building functions...");
+
 await Bun.build({
   entrypoints: functionFiles,
   outdir: './build/functions',
-  packages: 'external',
+  packages: 'bundle',
   target: 'node',
+  // mark all deps as external EXCEPT for dynabridge, because we need to transpile it for CJS
+  external: externalModules,
   root: './src/functions',
   format: 'cjs',
 });