diff --git a/metadata-models/build.gradle b/metadata-models/build.gradle
index 53e7765152aefe..bd8052283e168f 100644
--- a/metadata-models/build.gradle
+++ b/metadata-models/build.gradle
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ dependencies {
       }
     }
   api project(':li-utils')
+  api project(path: ':li-utils', configuration: "dataTemplate")
   dataModel project(':li-utils')
 
   compileOnly externalDependency.lombok