diff --git a/core/store/persistence/BUILD b/core/store/persistence/BUILD
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+COMPILE_DEPS = CORE_DEPS + [
+    "@mapdb//jar",
+]
+
+osgi_jar_with_tests(
+    name = "onos-core-persistence",
+    exclude_tests = [
+        "org.onosproject.persistence.impl.MapDBTest",
+    ],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = COMPILE_DEPS,
+)