diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index c34b93ad28..1e615b707a 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, ruby | ruby-interpreter,
 # API
  ruby-grape (>= 0.19.2~),
  ruby-grape-entity (>= 0.6~),
- ruby-rack-cors (>= 0.4.0~),
+ ruby-rack-cors (>= 1.0~),
 # Disable strong_params so that Mash does not respond to :permitted?
  ruby-hashie-forbidden-attributes,
 # Pagination
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, ruby | ruby-interpreter,
 # Drag and Drop UI
  ruby-dropzonejs-rails (>= 0.7.1~),
 # for backups
- ruby-fog-aws (>= 1.4~),
+ ruby-fog-aws (>= 2.0~),
  ruby-fog-core (>= 1.44~),
  ruby-fog-google (>= 0.5~),
  ruby-fog-local (>= 0.3~),
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, ruby | ruby-interpreter,
 # Run events after state machine commits
  ruby-after-commit-queue,
 # Issue tags
- ruby-acts-as-taggable-on (>= 4.0~),
+ ruby-acts-as-taggable-on (>= 5.0~),
 # Background jobs
  ruby-sidekiq (>= 5.0~),
  ruby-sidekiq-cron (>= 0.6~),
diff --git a/debian/patches/0310-relax-rack-cors.patch b/debian/patches/0310-relax-rack-cors.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9abb6c580
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/0310-relax-rack-cors.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/Gemfile
++++ b/Gemfile
+@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
+ # API
+ gem 'grape', '~> 0.19.2'
+ gem 'grape-entity', '~> 0.6.0'
+-gem 'rack-cors', '~> 0.4.0', require: 'rack/cors'
++gem 'rack-cors', '~> 1.0', require: 'rack/cors'
+ 
+ # Disable strong_params so that Mash does not respond to :permitted?
+ gem 'hashie-forbidden_attributes'
diff --git a/debian/patches/0320-relax-fog-aws.patch b/debian/patches/0320-relax-fog-aws.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fd3ce0960
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/0320-relax-fog-aws.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/Gemfile
++++ b/Gemfile
+@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
+ gem 'dropzonejs-rails', '~> 0.7.1'
+ 
+ # for backups
+-gem 'fog-aws', '~> 1.4'
++gem 'fog-aws', '>= 1.4'
+ gem 'fog-core', '~> 1.44'
+ gem 'fog-google', '~> 0.5'
+ gem 'fog-local', '~> 0.3'
diff --git a/debian/patches/0330-relax-acts-as-taggable-on.patch b/debian/patches/0330-relax-acts-as-taggable-on.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b8c860cd4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/0330-relax-acts-as-taggable-on.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/Gemfile
++++ b/Gemfile
+@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
+ gem 'after_commit_queue', '~> 1.3'
+ 
+ # Issue tags
+-gem 'acts-as-taggable-on', '~> 4.0'
++gem 'acts-as-taggable-on', '~> 5.0'
+ 
+ # Background jobs
+ gem 'sidekiq', '~> 5.0'
diff --git a/debian/patches/0340-relax-httparty.patch b/debian/patches/0340-relax-httparty.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..52ba10f2a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/0340-relax-httparty.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/Gemfile
++++ b/Gemfile
+@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
+ gem 'rufus-scheduler', '~> 3.4'
+ 
+ # HTTP requests
+-gem 'httparty', '~> 0.13.3'
++gem 'httparty', '~> 0.13'
+ 
+ # Colored output to console
+ gem 'rainbow', '~> 2.2'
diff --git a/debian/patches/0350-relax-oj.patch b/debian/patches/0350-relax-oj.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e1b95b2181
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/0350-relax-oj.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/Gemfile
++++ b/Gemfile
+@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
+ gem 'charlock_holmes', '~> 0.7.3'
+ 
+ # Faster JSON
+-gem 'oj', '~> 2.17', '>= 2.17.4'
++gem 'oj', '>= 2.17.4'
+ 
+ # Parse time & duration
+ gem 'chronic', '~> 0.10.2'
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 94b045fa7b..5fdd4a8b56 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ pid-log-paths.patch
 0280-relax-pg.patch
 0290-skip-peek-mysql2.patch
 0300-relax-rbnacl.patch
+0310-relax-rack-cors.patch
+0320-relax-fog-aws.patch
+0330-relax-acts-as-taggable-on.patch
+0340-relax-httparty.patch
+0350-relax-oj.patch
 0410-set-webpack-root.patch
 0420-use-system-libs.patch
 0430-remove-devdeps.patch