diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0afa9ab7f40fb8390a91737521bb21de64b08b15..c2a39fcd4371a0d3aaf7d1837a05b02a66ee4e1c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ package-debian-job:
     - mkdir -p ${DEB_JAR_DIR}
     # copy project files to be packaged
     - cp ./*.jar ${DEB_JAR_DIR}/
+    # copy external dependencies to be packaged together with project
+    - cp ${ROSETTASDK}/dps-sdk-*.jar ${DEB_JAR_DIR}/
     # copy & rename deb control file template
     - cp gitlab-ci/${CI_PROJECT_NAME}.control ${DEB_BUILD_DIR}/DEBIAN/control
     # set package version