diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 59fc33c02ed..85469cada45 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ package_dir=
     =src
 packages = find:
 install_requires =
-    boto3
-    botocore
+    boto3>=1.35
+    botocore>=1.35
     cachetools
     certifi
     cwltool
     diraccfg
-    diracx-client
-    diracx-core
+    diracx-client >=v0.0.1a18
+    diracx-core >=v0.0.1a18
     db12
     fts3
     gfal2-python