diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 9571e312cc..1d72ca549a 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ exclude: |
   ^storage_backend/|
   ^storage_backend_ftp/|
   ^storage_backend_s3/|
-  ^storage_backend_sftp/|
   ^storage_file/|
   ^storage_image/|
   ^storage_image_product/|
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 081b1db7b2..275c9dfb40 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 fsspec>=2024.5.0
 fsspec>=2025.3.0
 fsspec[s3]
+paramiko
 python_slugify
diff --git a/storage_backend_sftp/__manifest__.py b/storage_backend_sftp/__manifest__.py
index e17dc41f82..cc2b5479a8 100644
--- a/storage_backend_sftp/__manifest__.py
+++ b/storage_backend_sftp/__manifest__.py
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 {
     "name": "Storage Backend SFTP",
     "summary": "Implement SFTP Storage",
-    "version": "18.0.1.0.0",
+    "version": "19.0.1.0.0",
     "category": "Storage",
     "website": "https://github.com/OCA/storage",
     "author": " Akretion,Odoo Community Association (OCA)",
     "license": "LGPL-3",
-    "installable": False,
+    "installable": True,
     "external_dependencies": {"python": ["paramiko"]},
     "depends": ["storage_backend"],
     "data": ["views/backend_storage_view.xml"],
diff --git a/storage_backend_sftp/components/sftp_adapter.py b/storage_backend_sftp/components/sftp_adapter.py
index f54acd123b..7c676fe10b 100644
--- a/storage_backend_sftp/components/sftp_adapter.py
+++ b/storage_backend_sftp/components/sftp_adapter.py
@@ -29,12 +29,10 @@ def sftp_mkdirs(client, path, mode=511):
 
 
 def load_ssh_key(ssh_key_buffer):
-    for pkey_class in (
-        paramiko.RSAKey,
-        paramiko.DSSKey,
-        paramiko.ECDSAKey,
-        paramiko.Ed25519Key,
-    ):
+    pkey_classes = [paramiko.RSAKey, paramiko.ECDSAKey, paramiko.Ed25519Key]
+    if hasattr(paramiko, "DSSKey"):
+        pkey_classes.append(paramiko.DSSKey)
+    for pkey_class in pkey_classes:
         try:
             return pkey_class.from_private_key(ssh_key_buffer)
         except paramiko.SSHException:
diff --git a/storage_backend_sftp/tests/test_sftp.py b/storage_backend_sftp/tests/test_sftp.py
index fd05382c07..aa09858307 100644
--- a/storage_backend_sftp/tests/test_sftp.py
+++ b/storage_backend_sftp/tests/test_sftp.py
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
 # @author Simone Orsi <simone.orsi@camptocamp.com>
 # License LGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl).
 
-# pylint: disable=missing-manifest-dependency
-# disable warning on 'vcr' missing in manifest: this is only a dependency for
-# dev/tests
 
 import errno
 import logging
@@ -84,8 +81,8 @@ def test_list(self, mocked_paramiko):
         self.assertEqual(self.backend.list_files(), [])
 
     def test_find_files(self):
-        good_filepaths = ["somepath/file%d.good" % x for x in range(1, 10)]
-        bad_filepaths = ["somepath/file%d.bad" % x for x in range(1, 10)]
+        good_filepaths = [f"somepath/file{x}.good" for x in range(1, 10)]
+        bad_filepaths = [f"somepath/file{x}.bad" for x in range(1, 10)]
         mocked_filepaths = bad_filepaths + good_filepaths
         backend = self.backend.sudo()
         expected = good_filepaths[:]