diff --git a/requirements-journal.txt b/requirements-journal.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d85a23c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements-journal.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+swh.journal
diff --git a/requirements-swh.txt b/requirements-swh.txt
index d73d93e..39bac35 100644
--- a/requirements-swh.txt
+++ b/requirements-swh.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 swh.core[db,http] >= 0.5
 swh.storage >= 0.11.1
-swh.journal
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b216dce..21817cc 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,70 +1,73 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # Copyright (C) 2015-2019  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 from io import open
 from os import path
 
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
 here = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
 
 # Get the long description from the README file
 with open(path.join(here, "README.md"), encoding="utf-8") as f:
     long_description = f.read()
 
 
 def parse_requirements(name=None):
     if name:
         reqf = "requirements-%s.txt" % name
     else:
         reqf = "requirements.txt"
 
     requirements = []
     if not path.exists(reqf):
         return requirements
 
     with open(reqf) as f:
         for line in f.readlines():
             line = line.strip()
             if not line or line.startswith("#"):
                 continue
             requirements.append(line)
     return requirements
 
 
 setup(
     name="swh.scheduler",
     description="Software Heritage Scheduler",
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     python_requires=">=3.7",
     author="Software Heritage developers",
     author_email="swh-devel@inria.fr",
     url="https://forge.softwareheritage.org/diffusion/DSCH/",
     packages=find_packages(),
     setup_requires=["setuptools-scm"],
     use_scm_version=True,
     install_requires=parse_requirements() + parse_requirements("swh"),
-    extras_require={"testing": parse_requirements("test")},
+    extras_require={
+        "testing": parse_requirements("test") + parse_requirements("journal"),
+        "journal": parse_requirements("journal"),
+    },
     include_package_data=True,
     entry_points="""
         [swh.cli.subcommands]
         scheduler=swh.scheduler.cli
     """,
     classifiers=[
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
         "Intended Audience :: Developers",
         "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)",
         "Operating System :: OS Independent",
         "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
     ],
     project_urls={
         "Bug Reports": "https://forge.softwareheritage.org/maniphest",
         "Funding": "https://www.softwareheritage.org/donate",
         "Source": "https://forge.softwareheritage.org/source/swh-scheduler",
         "Documentation": "https://docs.softwareheritage.org/devel/swh-scheduler/",
     },
 )