diff --git a/.github/distro/dependency-pom.xml b/.github/distro/dependency-pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1bd0523
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/distro/dependency-pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+	<groupId>io.deephaven</groupId>
+	<artifactId>deephaven-benchmark-distro</artifactId>
+	<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<name>deephaven-benchmark-distro</name>
+	<build>
+		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>3.8.0</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>copy-dependencies</id>
+						<phase>package</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<configuration>
+							<outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/dependencies</outputDirectory>
+							<overWriteReleases>false</overWriteReleases>
+							<overWriteSnapshots>false</overWriteSnapshots>
+							<overWriteIfNewer>true</overWriteIfNewer>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
+	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>io.deephaven</groupId>
+			<artifactId>deephaven-benchmark</artifactId>
+			<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		</dependency>
+	</dependencies>
+</project>
diff --git a/.github/scripts/make-release-distro.sh b/.github/scripts/make-release-distro.sh
index 9891802..4217a7d 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/make-release-distro.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/make-release-distro.sh
@@ -36,10 +36,17 @@ echo "**What's Changed**" > ${RELEASE_NOTES}
 git log --oneline ${PREVIOUS_REF}...${RELEASE_COMMIT} | sed -e 's/^/- /' >> ${RELEASE_NOTES}
 echo "**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/deephaven/benchmark/compare/${PREVIOUS_TAG}...${RELEASE_TAG}" >> ${RELEASE_NOTES}
 
-# Build the Distro for running standard benchmarks
+# Generate dependencies directory
 mkdir -p ${DISTRO_DEST}/libs/
+cp ${DISTRO_SOURCE}/dependency-pom.xml ${DISTRO_DEST}
+(cd ${DISTRO_DEST}; mvn -B install --file dependency-pom.xml)
+mv ${DISTRO_DEST}/target/dependencies/* ${DISTRO_DEST}/libs/
+rm -rf ${DISTRO_DEST}/target
+rm ${DISTRO_DEST}/libs/deephaven-benchmark-*SNAPSHOT*.jar
+
+# Build the Distro for running standard benchmarks
 cp ${DISTRO_SOURCE}/* ${DISTRO_DEST}
-cp target/dependencies/* ${DISTRO_DEST}/libs
+rm ${DISTRO_DEST}/dependency-pom.xml
 cp target/deephaven-benchmark-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar ${DISTRO_DEST}/libs/${ARTIFACT}.jar
 cp target/deephaven-benchmark-1.0-SNAPSHOT-tests.jar ${DISTRO_DEST}/libs/${ARTIFACT}-tests.jar
 echo "VERSION=${RELEASE_VERSION}" > ${DISTRO_DEST}/.env
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-benchmarks.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-benchmarks.yml
index 402f733..176c616 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-benchmarks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-benchmarks.yml
@@ -67,16 +67,16 @@ jobs:
       working-directory: ${{env.RELEASE_DIR}}
       run: git checkout ${COMMIT}
 
-    - name: Build Release Artifacts
+    - name: Pull and Start Docker Image
       working-directory: ${{env.RELEASE_DIR}}
       run: |
         cp ${LATEST_DIR}/.github/resources/integration-docker-compose.yml docker-compose.yml
         docker compose up -d
 
-    - name: Build Release Artifacts
+    - name: Build and Install Release Artifacts Locally
       working-directory: ${{env.RELEASE_DIR}}
       run: | 
-        mvn -B verify --file pom.xml
+        mvn -B install --file pom.xml
         docker compose down 
       
     - name: Build Release Distro and Notes
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1cee6ef..ff24e38 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -57,26 +57,6 @@
 					<target>21</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.8.0</version>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<id>copy-dependencies</id>
-						<phase>package</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
-						</goals>
-						<configuration>
-							<outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/dependencies</outputDirectory>
-							<overWriteReleases>false</overWriteReleases>
-							<overWriteSnapshots>false</overWriteSnapshots>
-							<overWriteIfNewer>true</overWriteIfNewer>
-						</configuration>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>