diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 97a5f43..6b1698e 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,25 +1,10 @@
 # Dispatch Highlevel Interface Release Notes
 
-## Summary
-
-<!-- Here goes a general summary of what this release is about -->
-
-## Upgrading
-
-<!-- Here goes notes on how to upgrade from previous versions, including deprecations and what they should be replaced with -->
-
-## New Features
-
-<!-- Here goes the main new features and examples or instructions on how to use them -->
-
 ## Enhancements
 
 - Improved docstring documentation across the project.
 
 ## Bug Fixes
 
-<!-- Here goes notable bug fixes that are worth a special mention or explanation -->
-
-* Fixed documentation cross-references to dependencies by updating the
-  mkdocstrings inventories to match the minimum dependency versions and
-  adding the missing `frequenz-client-base` inventory.
+* Fixed documentation cross-references to dependencies by updating the mkdocstrings inventories to match the minimum dependency versions and adding the missing `frequenz-client-base` inventory.
+* Declared the missing direct dependencies `frequenz-client-common`, `frequenz-core` and `grpcio`, which were previously only pulled in indirectly through `frequenz-client-dispatch`.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4877a6d..ddf8300 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ dependencies = [
   "frequenz-channels >= 1.6.1, < 2.0.0",
   "frequenz-client-dispatch >= 0.11.3, < 2.0.0",
   "frequenz-client-base >= 0.11.0, < 0.12.0",
+  "frequenz-client-common >= 0.3.8, < 0.4.0",
+  "frequenz-core >= 1.0.2, < 2.0.0",
+  "grpcio >= 1.80.0, < 2.0.0",
 ]
 dynamic = ["version"]