diff --git a/packages/backend/config/settings.py b/packages/backend/config/settings.py
index d70c1d4c..6efb2b30 100644
--- a/packages/backend/config/settings.py
+++ b/packages/backend/config/settings.py
@@ -390,3 +390,9 @@ def tenant_request_callback(request):
 EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = env("EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD", default=None)
 EMAIL_FROM_ADDRESS = env("EMAIL_FROM_ADDRESS", default=None)
 EMAIL_REPLY_ADDRESS = env.list("EMAIL_REPLY_ADDRESS", default=(EMAIL_FROM_ADDRESS,))
+
+AWS_REGION = env("AWS_REGION", default=None)
+AWS_SES_REGION_NAME = env("AWS_SES_REGION_NAME", default=AWS_REGION)
+
+# If you want to use the SESv2 client
+USE_SES_V2 = True
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