diff --git a/server/requirements.in b/server/requirements.in
index 3d04b4d18..c9d0c20dd 100644
--- a/server/requirements.in
+++ b/server/requirements.in
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ honcho
 feedgen==0.7.0
 openpyxl==3.0.7
 
-git+https://github.com/superdesk/superdesk-core.git@v2.6.5#egg=superdesk-core
+git+https://github.com/superdesk/superdesk-core.git@hotfix/2.6.5#egg=superdesk-core
 git+https://github.com/superdesk/superdesk-planning.git@v2.6.2#egg=superdesk-planning
diff --git a/server/requirements.txt b/server/requirements.txt
index 48f82a45e..ccb8a194f 100644
--- a/server/requirements.txt
+++ b/server/requirements.txt
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ six==1.16.0
     #   flask-oidc-ex
     #   oauth2client
     #   python-dateutil
-superdesk-core @ git+https://github.com/superdesk/superdesk-core.git@v2.6.5
+superdesk-core @ git+https://github.com/superdesk/superdesk-core.git@hotfix/2.6.5
     # via -r requirements.in
 superdesk-planning @ git+https://github.com/superdesk/superdesk-planning.git@v2.6.2
     # via -r requirements.in