diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8330dc9..96190c4 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+python-debian
 vcversioner
 swh.core
 swh.loader.dir >= 0.0.14
 swh.model
 swh.storage >= 0.0.21