diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -36,3 +36,12 @@
 Architecture: all
 Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${python3:Depends}, python3-systemd
 Description: Software Heritage core utilities
+
+Package: python3-swh.core.db
+Architecture: all
+Depends: python3-pytest-postgresql,
+         python3-psycopg2,
+         python3-typing-extensions,
+         ${misc:Depends},
+         ${python3:Depends}
+Description: Software Heritage core db utilities
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -8,3 +8,11 @@
 
 override_dh_python3:
 	dh_python3 --requires=requirements-db.txt --requires=requirements-http.txt
+
+override_dh_install:
+	dh_install
+	for pyvers in $(shell py3versions -vr); do \
+		mkdir -p $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-swh.core.db/usr/lib/python$$pyvers/dist-packages/swh/core/db/ ; \
+		mv $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-swh.core/usr/lib/python$$pyvers/dist-packages/swh/core/db/* \
+		   $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-swh.core.db/usr/lib/python$$pyvers/dist-packages/swh/core/db/ ; \
+	done