diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -34,5 +34,30 @@
 
 Package: python3-swh.core
 Architecture: all
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${python3:Depends}, python3-systemd
+Depends: python3-aiohttp,
+         python3-aiohttp-utils,
+         python3-arrow,
+         python3-dateutil,
+         python3-decorator,
+         python3-deprecated,
+         python3-flask,
+         python3-iso8601,
+         python3-msgpack (>= 0.5~),
+         python3-tz,
+         python3-psycopg2,
+         python3-typing-extensions,
+         python3-requests,
+         python3-sentry-sdk,
+         python3-systemd,
+         python3-yaml,
+         ${misc:Depends}
 Description: Software Heritage core utilities
+
+Package: python3-swh.core.db.pytestplugin
+Architecture: all
+Depends: python3-pytest-postgresql,
+         python3-psycopg2,
+         python3-typing-extensions,
+         python3-swh.core (= ${binary:Version}),
+         ${misc:Depends}
+Description: Software Heritage Core Db Pytest Utilities
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -6,5 +6,15 @@
 %:
 	dh $@ --with python3 --buildsystem=pybuild
 
-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.pytestplugin/usr/lib/python$$pyvers/dist-packages/swh/core/db/tests/data ; \
+		touch $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-swh.core.db.pytestplugin/usr/lib/python$$pyvers/dist-packages/swh/core/db/__init__.py \
+		mv $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-swh.core/usr/lib/python$$pyvers/dist-packages/swh/core/db/pytest_plugin.py \
+	       $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-swh.core.db.pytestplugin/usr/lib/python$$pyvers/dist-packages/swh/core/db/pytest_plugin.py ; \
+		mv $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-swh.core/usr/lib/python$$pyvers/dist-packages/swh/core/db/tests/test_cli.py \
+	       $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-swh.core.db.pytestplugin/usr/lib/python$$pyvers/dist-packages/swh/core/db/tests/ ; \
+		mv $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-swh.core/usr/lib/python$$pyvers/dist-packages/swh/core/db/tests/data \
+	       $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-swh.core.db.pytestplugin/usr/lib/python$$pyvers/dist-packages/swh/core/db/tests/ ; \
+	done