diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index a444c737d..4fb35f7e2 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ Depends:
  python3-django-captcha,
  python3-django-stronghold,
  python3-gi,
+ python3-paramiko,
  python3-psutil,
  python3-requests,
  python3-ruamel.yaml,
diff --git a/plinth/modules/backups/__init__.py b/plinth/modules/backups/__init__.py
index 12f0d575d..fb10323a0 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/backups/__init__.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/backups/__init__.py
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ from plinth.utils import format_lazy
 
 from . import api
 
-version = 3
+version = 2
 
-managed_packages = ['borgbackup', 'sshfs', 'python3-paramiko']
+managed_packages = ['borgbackup', 'sshfs']
 
 name = _('Backups')