diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/base_loader_git.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/base_loader_git.pp
--- a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/base_loader_git.pp
+++ b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/base_loader_git.pp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   $packages = ['python3-swh.loader.git']
 
   package {$packages:
-    ensure => 'latest',
+    ensure => 'present',
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/indexer_storage.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/indexer_storage.pp
--- a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/indexer_storage.pp
+++ b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/indexer_storage.pp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   include ::profile::swh::deploy::base_storage
 
   package {'python3-swh.indexer.storage':
-    ensure => 'latest',
+    ensure => 'present',
   } ~> ::profile::swh::deploy::rpc_server {'indexer-storage':
     config_key        => 'indexer::storage',
     executable        => 'swh.indexer.storage.api.server:run_from_webserver',
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/storage.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/storage.pp
--- a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/storage.pp
+++ b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/storage.pp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   include ::profile::swh::deploy::base_storage
 
   package {'python3-swh.storage':
-    ensure => 'latest',
+    ensure => 'present',
   } ~> ::profile::swh::deploy::rpc_server {'storage':
     executable        => 'swh.storage.api.server:run_from_webserver',
     worker            => 'sync',
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_deposit.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_deposit.pp
--- a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_deposit.pp
+++ b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_deposit.pp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   $private_tmp = lookup('swh::deploy::worker::loader_deposit::private_tmp')
 
   package {$packages:
-    ensure => 'latest',
+    ensure => 'present',
   }
 
   # This installs the swh-worker@$service_name service
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_mercurial.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_mercurial.pp
--- a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_mercurial.pp
+++ b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_mercurial.pp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   $packages = ['python3-swh.loader.mercurial']
 
   package {$packages:
-    ensure => 'latest',
+    ensure => 'present',
   }
 
   ::profile::swh::deploy::worker::instance {'loader_mercurial':
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_pypi.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_pypi.pp
--- a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_pypi.pp
+++ b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_pypi.pp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   $packages = ['python3-swh.loader.pypi']
 
   package {$packages:
-    ensure => 'latest',
+    ensure => 'present',
   }
 
   ::profile::swh::deploy::worker::instance {'loader_pypi':
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_svn.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_svn.pp
--- a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_svn.pp
+++ b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_svn.pp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   $private_tmp = lookup('swh::deploy::worker::loader_svn::private_tmp')
 
   package {$packages:
-    ensure => 'latest',
+    ensure => 'present',
   }
 
   ::profile::swh::deploy::worker::instance {'loader_svn':