diff --git a/gmail_automation.py b/gmail_automation.py
index 35af7d8..350bb3b 100644
--- a/gmail_automation.py
+++ b/gmail_automation.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC
 from selenium.webdriver.chrome.service import Service as ChromeService
 from selenium.webdriver.chrome.options import Options as ChromeOptions
+from webdriver_manager.chrome import ChromeDriverManager
 import random
 import time
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
@@ -19,18 +20,27 @@
 
 def main():
     
-    #proxy = ["ip:port", "ip:port"]#if you want to use a proxy, you can uncomment the next line and put your proxy list, I recommend using a socks5 proxy
+    #proxy = ["ip:port", "ip:port"]  # Provide your proxy list if desired (see normalize_proxy for accepted formats)
     # Here is a page that can provide you with free proxies: http://free-proxy.cz/en/proxylist/country/all/socks5/ping/all/2
     
     # Chrome options
     chrome_options = ChromeOptions()
     chrome_options.add_argument("--disable-infobars")
-    #chrome_options.add_argument(f'--proxy-server=socks5://{random.choice(proxy)}') # if you want to use a socks5 proxy is for anonimous creation (highly recommended)
-    #chrome_options.add_argument('--ignore-certificate-errors') # if you use a proxy uncomment this line
 
-    # WebDriver service
-    ChromeService('chromedriver.exe')
-    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=chrome_options)
+    # Configure proxy if provided
+    selected_proxy = None
+    try:
+        if proxy:
+            selected_proxy = normalize_proxy(random.choice(proxy))
+            chrome_options.add_argument(f'--proxy-server={selected_proxy}')
+            chrome_options.add_argument('--ignore-certificate-errors')
+    except NameError:
+        # proxy list not defined; continue without proxy
+        pass
+
+    # WebDriver service (Selenium Manager + webdriver-manager ensures a matching ChromeDriver)
+    service = ChromeService(executable_path=ChromeDriverManager().install())
+    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service, options=chrome_options)
 
     #change the names to spanic ones down below you can see the list of french names
     first_names = [
@@ -232,6 +242,19 @@ def fill_password(driver, wait, your_password):
     next_button.click()
     print("Password filled successfully")
 
+#--------------------------------------------------------- proxy helpers -------------------------------------------------------------
+def normalize_proxy(proxy_value, default_scheme="socks5"):
+    """
+    Ensure the proxy string includes a scheme so Selenium/Chrome accept it.
+    If the scheme is missing, prepend default_scheme (socks5 by default).
+    """
+    if not proxy_value:
+        return proxy_value
+    proxy_value = proxy_value.strip()
+    if "://" in proxy_value:
+        return proxy_value
+    return f"{default_scheme}://{proxy_value}"
+
 #--------------------------------------------------------- extra functions -------------------------------------------------------------
 def random_birthday(min_age=18, max_age=70):
     today = datetime.today()
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index acf437c..ce0a002 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ This script allows you to automate the creation of Gmail accounts using the Sele
 
 - Python 3.x
 - ChromeDriver - [Download ChromeDriver](https://sites.google.com/chromium.org/driver/)
-- Selenium library - Install using `pip install selenium`
+- Python dependencies listed in `requirements.txt` (install with `pip install -r requirements.txt`)
 
 ## Usage
 
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ This script allows you to automate the creation of Gmail accounts using the Sele
 
 2. Download the ChromeDriver executable and place it in the repository directory.
 
-3. Install the required libraries:
+3. Install the required libraries (this will install both `selenium` and `unidecode`):
 
    ```
-   pip install selenium
+   pip install -r requirements.txt
    ```
 
 4. Open the script (`gmail_automation.py`) and update the `your_first_name`, `your_last_name`, `your_username`, `your_birthday`, `your_gender`, and `your_password` variables with your desired account details.
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 10f1668..42a31c4 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 selenium
-unidecode
\ No newline at end of file
+unidecode
+webdriver-manager
\ No newline at end of file