diff --git a/server/requirements.in b/server/requirements.in
index 2b9b65304..7e2d17d3c 100644
--- a/server/requirements.in
+++ b/server/requirements.in
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ protobuf>=2.3.0,<=3.20.1
 gspread==3.1.0
 oauth2client==4.1.3
 
-git+https://github.com/superdesk/superdesk-core.git@v2.5.4#egg=superdesk-core
+git+https://github.com/superdesk/superdesk-core.git@hotfix/2.5.4#egg=superdesk-core
 git+https://github.com/superdesk/superdesk-planning.git@v2.5.2#egg=superdesk-planning
 git+https://github.com/superdesk/superdesk-analytics.git@v2.5.2#egg=superdesk-analytics
diff --git a/server/requirements.txt b/server/requirements.txt
index b58787934..24213648a 100644
--- a/server/requirements.txt
+++ b/server/requirements.txt
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ botocore==1.33.3
 cachetools==5.3.2
     # via flask-oidc-ex
 celery[redis]==4.4.7
-    # via
-    #   celery
-    #   superdesk-core
+    # via superdesk-core
 cerberus==1.3.5
     # via
     #   eve
@@ -68,13 +66,9 @@ deepdiff==3.3.0
 deprecated==1.2.14
     # via jwcrypto
 draftjs-exporter[lxml]==2.1.7
-    # via
-    #   draftjs-exporter
-    #   superdesk-core
+    # via superdesk-core
 elastic-apm[flask]==6.7.2
-    # via
-    #   elastic-apm
-    #   superdesk-core
+    # via superdesk-core
 elasticsearch==7.13.4
     # via eve-elastic
 eve==1.1.2
@@ -152,6 +146,7 @@ lxml==4.6.5
     # via
     #   draftjs-exporter
     #   superdesk-core
+    #   xmlsec
 markupsafe==2.0.1
     # via
     #   jinja2
@@ -221,9 +216,7 @@ pytz==2023.3.post1
 pyyaml==6.0.1
     # via superdesk-core
 raven[flask]==6.10.0
-    # via
-    #   raven
-    #   superdesk-core
+    # via superdesk-core
 redis==3.2.1
     # via
     #   celery
@@ -260,7 +253,7 @@ slackclient==1.0.9
     # via -r requirements.in
 superdesk-analytics @ git+https://github.com/superdesk/superdesk-analytics.git@v2.5.2
     # via -r requirements.in
-superdesk-core @ git+https://github.com/superdesk/superdesk-core.git@v2.5.4
+superdesk-core @ git+https://github.com/superdesk/superdesk-core.git@hotfix/2.5.4
     # via -r requirements.in
 superdesk-planning @ git+https://github.com/superdesk/superdesk-planning.git@v2.5.2
     # via -r requirements.in
@@ -295,6 +288,8 @@ werkzeug==1.0.1
     #   superdesk-core
 wrapt==1.16.0
     # via deprecated
+xmlsec==1.3.13
+    # via superdesk-core
 zipp==3.17.0
     # via importlib-metadata