diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7ac69a9af524a2fa7c9557fa9f170c66488c2bd1..5be49a826fd7d45e01e9bf858fd546407ac4d2fe 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ os.chdir(os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(__file__), os.pardir)))
 
 setup(
     name='django-hshassets',
-    version='2.2.22',
+    version='2.2.24',
     packages=find_packages(),
     include_package_data=True,
     license='MIT License',
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ setup(
     author_email='tim.fechner@hs-hannover.de',
     zip_safe=False,
     install_requires=[
-        'libsass==0.19.4',
-        'jsmin==3.0.0',
-        'watchdog==0.10.2'
+        # ⚠️ keep this empty because production servers don't compile sass or minimize js
+        # ⚠️ so production setup doesn't have to suffer suffer from tons of optional heavyweight compiled binary dependencies
     ],
     classifiers=[
         'Environment :: Web Environment',