diff --git a/python/pluginResources/META-INF/plugin.xml b/python/pluginResources/META-INF/plugin.xml
index 35835075a551..0b61b408946f 100644
--- a/python/pluginResources/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/python/pluginResources/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ The Python plug-in provides smart editing for Python scripts. The feature set of
   <xi:include href="/META-INF/python-core.xml" xpointer="xpointer(/idea-plugin/*)"/>
   <xi:include href="/META-INF/python-plugin-core.xml" xpointer="xpointer(/idea-plugin/*)"/>
 
+  <!-- Two different versions of this file exist: one is used when building from sources (when auxiliary
+     plugins are loaded as separate plugins) and another is used for the real release build (when auxiliary
+     plugins are packed inside the Python plugin jar) -->
+  <xi:include href="/META-INF/python-plugin-dependencies.xml" xpointer="xpointer(/idea-plugin/*)"/>
+
   <application-components>
     <component>
       <interface-class>com.jetbrains.python.console.PythonConsoleRunnerFactory</interface-class>