diff --git a/alembic/versions/20250414_212405_0ac9306b_update_car.py b/alembic/versions/20250414_212405_0ac9306b_update_car.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d83f556
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alembic/versions/20250414_212405_0ac9306b_update_car.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+"""add year column to cars table
+Revision ID: 2f8c9a7d5b42
+Revises: 2f6a3c5d1e88
+Create Date: 2023-05-30 15:21:37.844438
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '2f8c9a7d5b42'
+down_revision = '2f6a3c5d1e88'
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+def upgrade():
+    table_name = "cars"
+    op.add_column(table_name, sa.Column('year', sa.Integer(), nullable=False))
+
+def downgrade():
+    table_name = "cars"
+    op.drop_column(table_name, 'year')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/endpoints/cars.post.py b/endpoints/cars.post.py
index f7bbf4a..3b9e6ed 100644
--- a/endpoints/cars.post.py
+++ b/endpoints/cars.post.py
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
-from fastapi import APIRouter, status
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+from core.database import get_db
 from schemas.car import CarCreate, CarSchema
 from helpers.car_helpers import create_car
-from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
-from fastapi import Depends
-from core.database import get_db
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
-@router.post("/cars", status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED, response_model=CarSchema)
+@router.post("/cars", status_code=201, response_model=CarSchema)
 async def create_new_car(
     car_data: CarCreate,
     db: Session = Depends(get_db)
 ):
-    new_car = create_car(db=db, car_data=car_data)
+    new_car = create_car(db, car_data)
     return new_car
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/helpers/car_helpers.py b/helpers/car_helpers.py
index 82bea6c..1367aac 100644
--- a/helpers/car_helpers.py
+++ b/helpers/car_helpers.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def create_car(db: Session, car_data: CarCreate) -> Car:
         Car: The newly created car object.
     """
     try:
-        db_car = Car(**car_data.dict())
+        db_car = Car(name=car_data.name, year=car_data.year)  # Added 'year' field
         db.add(db_car)
         db.commit()
         db.refresh(db_car)
diff --git a/models/car.py b/models/car.py
index a6970ac..86c854d 100644
--- a/models/car.py
+++ b/models/car.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from sqlalchemy import Column, String
+from sqlalchemy import Column, String, Integer
 from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import UUID
 from sqlalchemy.sql import func
 from core.database import Base
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ class Car(Base):
 
     id = Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), primary_key=True, default=uuid.uuid4)
     name = Column(String, nullable=False, unique=True, index=True)
+    year = Column(Integer, nullable=False)  # Added 'year' field
     created_at = Column(func.now())
     updated_at = Column(func.now(), onupdate=func.now())
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/schemas/car.py b/schemas/car.py
index e6e5a4f..b3be7a6 100644
--- a/schemas/car.py
+++ b/schemas/car.py
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ import uuid
 
 class CarBase(BaseModel):
     name: str = Field(..., description="Name of the car")
+    year: int = Field(..., description="Year of the car")
 
 class CarCreate(CarBase):
     pass
 
 class CarUpdate(CarBase):
     name: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Name of the car")
+    year: Optional[int] = Field(None, description="Year of the car")
 
 class CarSchema(CarBase):
     id: uuid.UUID