diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 7b68009b..abfdaead 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -1,42 +1,42 @@
 Source: swh-storage
 Maintainer: Software Heritage developers <swh-devel@inria.fr>
 Section: python
 Priority: optional
 Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9),
                dh-python,
                python3-all,
                python3-dateutil,
                python3-flask,
                python3-nose,
                python3-psycopg2,
                python3-requests,
                python3-setuptools,
-               python3-swh.core (>= 0.0.24~),
-               python3-swh.objstorage (>= 0.0.15~),
+               python3-swh.core (>= 0.0.28~),
+               python3-swh.objstorage (>= 0.0.17~),
                python3-vcversioner,
                python3-swh.scheduler,
                python3-click
 Standards-Version: 3.9.6
 Homepage: https://forge.softwareheritage.org/diffusion/DSTO/
 
 Package: python3-swh.storage
 Architecture: all
-Depends: python3-swh.core (>= 0.0.24~), python3-swh.objstorage (>= 0.0.15~), ${misc:Depends}, ${python3:Depends}
+Depends: python3-swh.core (>= 0.0.28~), python3-swh.objstorage (>= 0.0.17~), ${misc:Depends}, ${python3:Depends}
 Description: Software Heritage storage utilities
 
 Package: python3-swh.storage.listener
 Architecture: all
 Depends: python3-swh.storage (= ${binary:Version}), ${misc:Depends}, ${python3:Depends}, python3-kafka (>= 1.3.1~)
 Description: Software Heritage storage listener
 
 Package: python3-swh.storage.archiver
 Architecture: all
 Depends: python3-swh.storage (= ${binary:Version}), python3-swh.scheduler,
          ${misc:Depends}, ${python3:Depends}
 Description: Software Heritage storage Archiver
 
 Package: python3-swh.storage.provenance
 Architecture: all
 Depends: python3-swh.storage (= ${binary:Version}), python3-swh.scheduler,
          ${misc:Depends}, ${python3:Depends}
 Description: Software Heritage storage Provenance
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6075fb08..5f738d90 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 dateutil
 psycopg2
 vcversioner
 
-# remote storage API client
-requests
-
 # remote storage API server
 flask
 
 # Internal dependencies
-swh.core >= 0.0.24
-swh.objstorage >= 0.0.15
+swh.core >= 0.0.28
+swh.objstorage >= 0.0.17
 
 click
 swh.scheduler