diff --git a/java-spi/exchange-rate-api/pom.xml b/java-spi/exchange-rate-api/pom.xml
index 4dd9eb195c..2de650d1af 100644
--- a/java-spi/exchange-rate-api/pom.xml
+++ b/java-spi/exchange-rate-api/pom.xml
@@ -10,4 +10,7 @@
         <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
+    <dependencies>
+    </dependencies>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/java-spi/exchange-rate-app/pom.xml b/java-spi/exchange-rate-app/pom.xml
index 42a41a5355..b223cf7d95 100644
--- a/java-spi/exchange-rate-app/pom.xml
+++ b/java-spi/exchange-rate-app/pom.xml
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@
             <artifactId>exchange-rate-api</artifactId>
             <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
-            <artifactId>exchange-rate-impl</artifactId>
-            <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/java-spi/exchange-rate-impl/pom.xml b/java-spi/exchange-rate-impl/pom.xml
index f44140ab0e..435f40619e 100644
--- a/java-spi/exchange-rate-impl/pom.xml
+++ b/java-spi/exchange-rate-impl/pom.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,27 @@
         <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.1.0</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>copy-dependencies</id>
+                        <phase>package</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/depends</outputDirectory>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>