diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.feature/feature.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.feature/feature.xml
index c05f29c7a..b83fa9265 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.feature/feature.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.feature/feature.xml
@@ -36,25 +36,4 @@
          version="0.0.0"
          unpack="false"/>
 
-   <plugin
-         id="javaewah"
-         download-size="0"
-         install-size="0"
-         version="0.0.0"
-         unpack="false"/>
-
-   <plugin
-         id="org.apache.commons.compress"
-         download-size="0"
-         install-size="0"
-         version="0.0.0"
-         unpack="false"/>
-
-   <plugin
-         id="org.slf4j.api"
-         download-size="0"
-         install-size="0"
-         version="0.0.0"
-         unpack="false"/>
-
 </feature>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.gpg.bc.feature/feature.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.gpg.bc.feature/feature.xml
index 383287a85..45560b4d6 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.gpg.bc.feature/feature.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.gpg.bc.feature/feature.xml
@@ -34,25 +34,4 @@
          fragment="true"
          unpack="false"/>
 
-   <plugin
-         id="org.bouncycastle.bcpg"
-         download-size="0"
-         install-size="0"
-         version="0.0.0"
-         unpack="false"/>
-
-   <plugin
-         id="org.bouncycastle.bcpkix"
-         download-size="0"
-         install-size="0"
-         version="0.0.0"
-         unpack="false"/>
-
-   <plugin
-         id="org.bouncycastle.bcprov"
-         download-size="0"
-         install-size="0"
-         version="0.0.0"
-         unpack="false"/>
-
 </feature>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache.feature/feature.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache.feature/feature.xml
index 067436f0e..f38e3b53d 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache.feature/feature.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache.feature/feature.xml
@@ -33,25 +33,4 @@
          version="0.0.0"
          unpack="false"/>
 
-   <plugin
-         id="org.apache.httpcomponents.httpcore"
-         download-size="0"
-         install-size="0"
-         version="0.0.0"
-         unpack="false"/>
-
-   <plugin
-         id="org.apache.httpcomponents.httpclient"
-         download-size="0"
-         install-size="0"
-         version="0.0.0"
-         unpack="false"/>
-
-   <plugin
-         id="org.apache.commons.codec"
-         download-size="0"
-         install-size="0"
-         version="0.0.0"
-         unpack="false"/>
-
 </feature>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.feature/feature.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.feature/feature.xml
index cfdb6aa20..7147f6cd4 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.feature/feature.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.feature/feature.xml
@@ -40,11 +40,4 @@
          version="0.0.0"
          unpack="false"/>
 
-   <plugin
-         id="com.google.gson"
-         download-size="0"
-         install-size="0"
-         version="0.0.0"
-         unpack="false"/>
-
 </feature>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.feature/feature.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.feature/feature.xml
index be7358386..154864f73 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.feature/feature.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.feature/feature.xml
@@ -54,25 +54,4 @@
          version="0.0.0"
          unpack="false"/>
 
-   <plugin
-         id="org.apache.commons.compress"
-         download-size="0"
-         install-size="0"
-         version="0.0.0"
-         unpack="false"/>
-
-   <plugin
-         id="org.kohsuke.args4j"
-         download-size="0"
-         install-size="0"
-         version="0.0.0"
-         unpack="false"/>
-
-   <plugin
-         id="javaewah"
-         download-size="0"
-         install-size="0"
-         version="0.0.0"
-         unpack="false"/>
-
 </feature>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.repository/category.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.repository/category.xml
index abda69563..a56cf0a1f 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.repository/category.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.repository/category.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,138 @@
    <bundle id="org.eclipse.jgit.ui" version="0.0.0">
       <category name="JGit-additional-bundles"/>
    </bundle>
+   <bundle id="com.google.gson">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="com.google.gson.source">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="com.jcraft.jsch">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="com.jcraft.jsch.source">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="com.jcraft.jzlib">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="com.jcraft.jzlib.source">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="javaewah">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="javaewah.source">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="javax.servlet">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="javax.servlet.source">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="net.i2p.crypto.eddsa">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="net.i2p.crypto.eddsa.source">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.apache.ant">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.apache.ant.source">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.apache.commons.codec">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.apache.commons.codec.source">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.apache.commons.compress">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.apache.commons.compress.source">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.apache.commons.logging">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.apache.commons.logging.source">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.apache.httpcomponents.httpclient">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.apache.httpcomponents.httpclient.source">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.apache.httpcomponents.httpcore">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.apache.httpcomponents.httpcore.source">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.apache.log4j">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.apache.log4j.source">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.apache.sshd.osgi">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.apache.sshd.osgi.source">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.apache.sshd.sftp">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.apache.sshd.sftp.source">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.bouncycastle.bcpg">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.bouncycastle.bcpg.source">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.bouncycastle.bcpkix">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.bouncycastle.bcpkix.source">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.bouncycastle.bcprov">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.bouncycastle.bcprov.source">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.kohsuke.args4j">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.kohsuke.args4j.source">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.slf4j.api">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.slf4j.api.source">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.slf4j.binding.log4j12">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.slf4j.binding.log4j12.source">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.tukaani.xz">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
+   <bundle id="org.tukaani.xz.source">
+      <category name="JGit-dependency-bundles"/>
+   </bundle>
    <category-def name="JGit" label="Java implementation of Git">
       <description>
          Java implementation of Git
@@ -49,4 +181,5 @@
          Java implementation of Git - additional bundles
       </description>
    </category-def>
+   <category-def name="JGit-dependency-bundles" label="JGit dependency bundles"/>
 </site>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache.feature/feature.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache.feature/feature.xml
index c1c251a26..ae6c37fca 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache.feature/feature.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache.feature/feature.xml
@@ -33,25 +33,4 @@
          version="0.0.0"
          unpack="false"/>
 
-   <plugin
-         id="org.apache.sshd.osgi"
-         download-size="0"
-         install-size="0"
-         version="0.0.0"
-         unpack="false"/>
-
-   <plugin
-         id="org.apache.sshd.sftp"
-         download-size="0"
-         install-size="0"
-         version="0.0.0"
-         unpack="false"/>
-
-   <plugin
-         id="net.i2p.crypto.eddsa"
-         download-size="0"
-         install-size="0"
-         version="0.0.0"
-         unpack="false"/>
-
 </feature>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.jsch.feature/feature.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.jsch.feature/feature.xml
index 8edf546a5..e42a831b3 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.jsch.feature/feature.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.jsch.feature/feature.xml
@@ -34,18 +34,4 @@
          fragment="true"
          unpack="false"/>
 
-   <plugin
-         id="com.jcraft.jsch"
-         download-size="0"
-         install-size="0"
-         version="0.0.0"
-         unpack="false"/>
-
-   <plugin
-         id="com.jcraft.jzlib"
-         download-size="0"
-         install-size="0"
-         version="0.0.0"
-         unpack="false"/>
-
 </feature>