diff --git a/tools/package/dependencies/BUILD b/tools/package/dependencies/BUILD
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+load("//tools/build/bazel:pom_file.bzl", "dependencies_pom")
+load(
+    "//tools/build/bazel:variables.bzl",
+    "DEFAULT_JAVA_VERSION",
+    "ONOS_ARTIFACT_BASE",
+    "ONOS_GROUP_ID",
+    "ONOS_VERSION",
+)
+load(
+    "//tools/build/bazel:generate_workspace.bzl",
+    "CLI",
+    "CORE_DEPS",
+    "JACKSON",
+    "JAXB",
+    "KRYO",
+    "REST",
+    "TEST",
+)
+
+# Listed in the <dependencyManagement> section of the generated pom
+DEPS = [
+    d
+    for d in CORE_DEPS + JAXB + JACKSON + KRYO +
+             CLI + REST + TEST
+    # Keep only third-party (external) ones.
+    if d.startswith("@")
+] + [
+    "@org_apache_karaf_shell_console//jar",
+    "@org_osgi_cmpn//jar",
+    "@jersey_container_servlet//jar",
+]
+
+# Listed in the <dependencies> section with scope 'provided'
+DEPS_PROVIDED = [
+    "@com_google_guava_guava//jar",
+    "@slf4j_api//jar",
+    "@osgi_core//jar",
+    "@org_osgi_cmpn//jar",
+    "@org_osgi_util_promise//jar",
+    "@org_osgi_service_component//jar",
+    "@org_osgi_service_component_annotations//jar",
+    "@org_osgi_service_metatype_annotations//jar",
+]
+
+# Listed in the <dependencies> section with scope 'test'.
+DEPS_TEST = [d for d in TEST if d.startswith("@")]
+
+VARS = [
+    "ONOS_VERSION=" + ONOS_VERSION,
+    "ONOS_GROUP_ID=" + ONOS_GROUP_ID,
+    "ONOS_ARTIFACT_BASE=" + ONOS_ARTIFACT_BASE,
+    "JAVA_VERSION=" + DEFAULT_JAVA_VERSION,
+]
+
+dependencies_pom(
+    name = "onos-dependencies-pom",
+    deps_provided = DEPS_PROVIDED,
+    deps_test = DEPS_TEST,
+    pom_template = "template.pom",
+    vars = VARS,
+    deps = DEPS,
+)
+
+# An empty jar, so we can re-use onos-publish logic.
+java_library(
+    name = "onos-dependencies",
+    resources = ["empty.txt"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)