diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 
 [testenv:py3]
 deps =
+  # the dependency below is needed for now as a workaround for
+  #   https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/6239
+  swh.core[http] >= 0.0.61
   .[testing]
-  .[server]
   pytest-cov
   pifpaf
   pytest-django