diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/Project.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/Project.kt
index de544638..306a61b6 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/Project.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/Project.kt
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ open class Project(
     val testProvidedDependencies : ArrayList<IClasspathDependency> = arrayListOf()
 
     fun testsDependOn(vararg projects: Project) = testsDependOn.addAll(projects)
+    fun dependsOn(vararg projects: Project) = dependsOn.addAll(projects)
 
     /** Used to disambiguate various name properties */
     @Directive