diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index fbb51bca6..515da0e3a 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ include pyproject.toml
 include requirements.txt
 include unittest_requirements.txt
 include TESTING.md
+include ci_requirements.txt
 recursive-include pulp_deb/tests/functional/data *
 recursive-include pulp_deb/tests/functional/fixtures *
diff --git a/ci_requirements.txt b/ci_requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb54741b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci_requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+git+https://github.com/pulp/pulpcore@refs/pull/4177/head
diff --git a/functest_requirements.txt b/functest_requirements.txt
index e716ed167..32d752bf6 100644
--- a/functest_requirements.txt
+++ b/functest_requirements.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-pulp-smash @ git+https://github.com/pulp/pulp-smash.git
+#pulp-smash @ git+https://github.com/pulp/pulp-smash.git
 pytest
 python-debian>=0.1.36
 
 # NOTE: Remove pulp-smash once it is possible see https://github.com/pulp/plugin_template/issues/773
 # The following are required once the pulp-smash requirement is removed
 #
-# pytest-custom_exit_code
-# pytest-xdist
-# trustme~=1.0.0
-# proxy.py~=2.4.3
+pytest-custom_exit_code
+pytest-xdist
+trustme~=1.0.0
+proxy.py~=2.4.3