diff --git a/integration/spark-extension-interfaces/build.gradle b/integration/spark-extension-interfaces/build.gradle
index 0b1fbee642..97ef204edd 100644
--- a/integration/spark-extension-interfaces/build.gradle
+++ b/integration/spark-extension-interfaces/build.gradle
@@ -169,10 +169,11 @@ publishing {
                 }
             }
 
-            pom.withXml {
-                Node pomNode = asNode()
-                pomNode.remove(pomNode.get("dependencies"))
-            }
+            // -------- removing the following section to enable the dependencies within the pom file --------
+            // pom.withXml {
+            //     Node pomNode = asNode()
+            //     pomNode.remove(pomNode.get("dependencies"))
+            // }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/integration/spark/buildDependencies.sh b/integration/spark/buildDependencies.sh
index 729bb69205..29b976d16d 100755
--- a/integration/spark/buildDependencies.sh
+++ b/integration/spark/buildDependencies.sh
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ set -x -e
 (cd ../../client/java && ./gradlew publishToMavenLocal)
 (cd ../spark-extension-interfaces && ./gradlew publishToMavenLocal)
 (cd ../sql/iface-java && ./script/compile.sh && ./script/build.sh)
+(cd ../spark-extension-entrypoint && ./gradlew publishToMavenLocal)