diff --git a/tests/jballerina-integration-test/build.gradle b/tests/jballerina-integration-test/build.gradle
index b352ecc00c69..79474e36dce9 100644
--- a/tests/jballerina-integration-test/build.gradle
+++ b/tests/jballerina-integration-test/build.gradle
@@ -131,3 +131,4 @@ task createLaunchListenerUtilsLib(type: Copy) {
 
 tasks.test.dependsOn(createLaunchListenerUtilsLib)
 tasks.compileTestJava.dependsOn(":ballerina-io-internal:copyInteropImports")
+generateMetadataFileForMavenJavaPublication.dependsOn(copyToLib)