diff --git a/ballerina/build.gradle b/ballerina/build.gradle
index 3a5094f..e197f43 100644
--- a/ballerina/build.gradle
+++ b/ballerina/build.gradle
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ publishing {
 
 updateTomlFiles.dependsOn copyStdlibs
 
+build.dependsOn "generatePomFileForMavenPublication"
 build.dependsOn ":${packageName}-native:build"
 build.dependsOn startIBMMQServer
 build.finalizedBy stopIBMMQServer