--- a/components/python/requests/requests-PYVER.p5m	Fri May 09 15:56:52 2014 -0700
+++ b/components/python/requests/requests-PYVER.p5m	Fri May 09 20:59:20 2014 -0700
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #
 # CDDL HEADER END
 #
+
+#
 # Copyright (c) 2013, 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 #
 
@@ -110,17 +112,26 @@
 file path=usr/lib/python$(PYVER)/vendor-packages/requests/utils.py
 license requests.license license="Apache v2.0, MIT, LGPLv2.1"
 
+# force a group dependency on the optional pyasn1; pkgdepend work is needed to
+# flush this out.
+depend type=group fmri=library/python/pyasn1-$(PYV)
+
+# force a group dependency on the optional pyopenssl; pkgdepend work is needed
+# to flush this out.
+depend type=group fmri=library/python/pyopenssl-$(PYV)
+
+# force a group dependency on the optional simplejson; pkgdepend work is needed
+# to flush this out.
+depend type=group fmri=library/python/simplejson-$(PYV)
+
+# force the rename with an optional dependency on the old name
+depend type=optional \
+    fmri=library/python-2/requests-$(PYV)@1.2.3,5.12-5.12.0.0.0.41.0
+
 # force a dependency on the Python runtime
 depend type=require fmri=__TBD pkg.debug.depend.file=python$(PYVER) \
     pkg.debug.depend.path=usr/bin
 
-# force a dependency on pyopenssl; pkgdepend work is needed to flush this out.
-depend type=require fmri=library/python/pyopenssl-$(PYV)
-
 # force a dependency on the requests package
 depend type=require \
     fmri=library/python/requests@$(IPS_COMPONENT_VERSION),$(BUILD_VERSION)
-
-# force the rename with an optional dependency on the old name
-depend type=optional \
-    fmri=library/python-2/requests-$(PYV)@1.2.3,5.12-5.12.0.0.0.41.0