diff --git a/java/core/pom_template.xml b/java/core/pom_template.xml
index 2c61281b0d..4a30ddc863 100644
--- a/java/core/pom_template.xml
+++ b/java/core/pom_template.xml
@@ -15,4 +15,7 @@
     Core Protocol Buffers library. Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in an
     efficient yet extensible format.
   </description>
+  <dependencies>
+    {dependencies}
+  </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/java/kotlin-lite/pom_template.xml b/java/kotlin-lite/pom_template.xml
index f8a3397408..90d9857dd8 100644
--- a/java/kotlin-lite/pom_template.xml
+++ b/java/kotlin-lite/pom_template.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@
     Kotlin lite Protocol Buffers library. Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in an
     efficient yet extensible format.
   </description>
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>${groupId}</groupId>
+      <artifactId>protobuf-javalite</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    {dependencies}
+  </dependencies>
 
   <properties>
     <kotlin.version>1.6.0</kotlin.version>
diff --git a/java/kotlin/pom_template.xml b/java/kotlin/pom_template.xml
index 0feae33e54..d04bc89fc3 100644
--- a/java/kotlin/pom_template.xml
+++ b/java/kotlin/pom_template.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@
     Kotlin core Protocol Buffers library. Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in an
     efficient yet extensible format.
   </description>
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>${groupId}</groupId>
+      <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    {dependencies}
+  </dependencies>
 
   <properties>
     <kotlin.version>1.6.0</kotlin.version>
diff --git a/java/lite/pom_template.xml b/java/lite/pom_template.xml
index 6d705fdcbe..fa6cfd2ae6 100644
--- a/java/lite/pom_template.xml
+++ b/java/lite/pom_template.xml
@@ -15,5 +15,8 @@
     Lite version of Protocol Buffers library. This version is optimized for code size, but does
     not guarantee API/ABI stability.
   </description>
+  <dependencies>
+    {dependencies}
+  </dependencies>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/java/util/pom_template.xml b/java/util/pom_template.xml
index 13fe3ecf1c..f897892510 100644
--- a/java/util/pom_template.xml
+++ b/java/util/pom_template.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
   <name>Protocol Buffers [Util]</name>
   <description>Utilities for Protocol Buffers</description>
   <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>${groupId}</groupId>
+      <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
     {dependencies}
   </dependencies>