diff --git a/internal/manifest/anaconda.go b/internal/manifest/anaconda.go
index e464b8451..2d2f2b675 100644
--- a/internal/manifest/anaconda.go
+++ b/internal/manifest/anaconda.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func NewAnacondaPipeline(buildPipeline *BuildPipeline,
 	product,
 	version string) *AnacondaPipeline {
 	kernelVer := rpmmd.GetVerStrFromPackageSpecListPanic(packages, kernelName)
-	return &AnacondaPipeline{
+	p := &AnacondaPipeline{
 		BasePipeline: NewBasePipeline("anaconda-tree", buildPipeline, nil),
 		repos:        repos,
 		packageSpecs: packages,
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ func NewAnacondaPipeline(buildPipeline *BuildPipeline,
 		product:      product,
 		version:      version,
 	}
+	buildPipeline.addDependent(p)
+	return p
 }
 
 func (p *AnacondaPipeline) getPackageSpecs() []rpmmd.PackageSpec {
diff --git a/internal/manifest/build.go b/internal/manifest/build.go
index 76b4e7691..03c57b340 100644
--- a/internal/manifest/build.go
+++ b/internal/manifest/build.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 type BuildPipeline struct {
 	BasePipeline
 
+	dependents   []Pipeline
 	repos        []rpmmd.RepoConfig
 	packageSpecs []rpmmd.PackageSpec
 }
@@ -24,12 +25,32 @@ type BuildPipeline struct {
 func NewBuildPipeline(runner string, repos []rpmmd.RepoConfig, packages []rpmmd.PackageSpec) *BuildPipeline {
 	pipeline := &BuildPipeline{
 		BasePipeline: NewBasePipeline("build", nil, &runner),
+		dependents:   make([]Pipeline, 0),
 		repos:        repos,
 		packageSpecs: packages,
 	}
 	return pipeline
 }
 
+func (p *BuildPipeline) addDependent(dep Pipeline) {
+	p.dependents = append(p.dependents, dep)
+}
+
+func (p *BuildPipeline) getPackageSetChain() []rpmmd.PackageSet {
+	packages := []string{}
+
+	for _, pipeline := range p.dependents {
+		packages = append(packages, pipeline.getBuildPackages()...)
+	}
+
+	return []rpmmd.PackageSet{
+		{
+			Include:      packages,
+			Repositories: p.repos,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 func (p *BuildPipeline) getPackageSpecs() []rpmmd.PackageSpec {
 	return p.packageSpecs
 }
diff --git a/internal/manifest/commit.go b/internal/manifest/commit.go
index 715872659..a2f35a087 100644
--- a/internal/manifest/commit.go
+++ b/internal/manifest/commit.go
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@ type OSTreeCommitPipeline struct {
 // treePipeline is the tree representing the content of the commit.
 // ref is the ref to create the commit under.
 func NewOSTreeCommitPipeline(buildPipeline *BuildPipeline, treePipeline *OSPipeline, ref string) *OSTreeCommitPipeline {
-	return &OSTreeCommitPipeline{
+	p := &OSTreeCommitPipeline{
 		BasePipeline: NewBasePipeline("ostree-commit", buildPipeline, nil),
 		treePipeline: treePipeline,
 		ref:          ref,
 	}
+	buildPipeline.addDependent(p)
+	return p
 }
 
 func (p *OSTreeCommitPipeline) serialize() osbuild2.Pipeline {
diff --git a/internal/manifest/commit_server_tree.go b/internal/manifest/commit_server_tree.go
index 82cc1ef91..9e6a00bd8 100644
--- a/internal/manifest/commit_server_tree.go
+++ b/internal/manifest/commit_server_tree.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func NewOSTreeCommitServerTreePipeline(buildPipeline *BuildPipeline,
 	commitPipeline *OSTreeCommitPipeline,
 	nginxConfigPath,
 	listenPort string) *OSTreeCommitServerTreePipeline {
-	return &OSTreeCommitServerTreePipeline{
+	p := &OSTreeCommitServerTreePipeline{
 		BasePipeline:    NewBasePipeline("container-tree", buildPipeline, nil),
 		repos:           repos,
 		packageSpecs:    packageSpecs,
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ func NewOSTreeCommitServerTreePipeline(buildPipeline *BuildPipeline,
 		listenPort:      listenPort,
 		Language:        "en_US",
 	}
+	buildPipeline.addDependent(p)
+	return p
 }
 
 func (p *OSTreeCommitServerTreePipeline) getPackageSpecs() []rpmmd.PackageSpec {
diff --git a/internal/manifest/iso.go b/internal/manifest/iso.go
index cedc58a02..964af95e1 100644
--- a/internal/manifest/iso.go
+++ b/internal/manifest/iso.go
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@ type ISOPipeline struct {
 }
 
 func NewISOPipeline(buildPipeline *BuildPipeline, treePipeline *ISOTreePipeline, filename string) *ISOPipeline {
-	return &ISOPipeline{
+	p := &ISOPipeline{
 		BasePipeline: NewBasePipeline("bootiso", buildPipeline, nil),
 		treePipeline: treePipeline,
 		filename:     filename,
 	}
+	buildPipeline.addDependent(p)
+	return p
 }
 
 func (p *ISOPipeline) serialize() osbuild2.Pipeline {
diff --git a/internal/manifest/iso_tree.go b/internal/manifest/iso_tree.go
index 439ec7fb9..ef5efc52a 100644
--- a/internal/manifest/iso_tree.go
+++ b/internal/manifest/iso_tree.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func NewISOTreePipeline(buildPipeline *BuildPipeline, anacondaPipeline *Anaconda
 	// TODO: replace isoLabelTmpl with more high-level properties
 	isoLabel := fmt.Sprintf(isoLabelTmpl, anacondaPipeline.arch)
 
-	return &ISOTreePipeline{
+	p := &ISOTreePipeline{
 		BasePipeline:     NewBasePipeline("bootiso-tree", buildPipeline, nil),
 		anacondaPipeline: anacondaPipeline,
 		isoLabel:         isoLabel,
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ func NewISOTreePipeline(buildPipeline *BuildPipeline, anacondaPipeline *Anaconda
 		osTreeURL:        osTreeURL,
 		osTreeRef:        osTreeRef,
 	}
+	buildPipeline.addDependent(p)
+	return p
 }
 
 func (p *ISOTreePipeline) getOSTreeCommits() []osTreeCommit {
diff --git a/internal/manifest/live.go b/internal/manifest/live.go
index e64ae182f..ee7c49a04 100644
--- a/internal/manifest/live.go
+++ b/internal/manifest/live.go
@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@ type LiveImgPipeline struct {
 }
 
 func NewLiveImgPipeline(buildPipeline *BuildPipeline, treePipeline *OSPipeline, filename string) *LiveImgPipeline {
-	return &LiveImgPipeline{
+	p := &LiveImgPipeline{
 		BasePipeline: NewBasePipeline("image", buildPipeline, nil),
 		treePipeline: treePipeline,
 		filename:     filename,
 	}
+	buildPipeline.addDependent(p)
+	return p
 }
 
 func (p *LiveImgPipeline) serialize() osbuild2.Pipeline {
diff --git a/internal/manifest/oci_container.go b/internal/manifest/oci_container.go
index 2bac6678c..a904015fe 100644
--- a/internal/manifest/oci_container.go
+++ b/internal/manifest/oci_container.go
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@ type OCIContainerPipeline struct {
 }
 
 func NewOCIContainerPipeline(buildPipeline *BuildPipeline, treePipeline *BasePipeline, architecture, filename string) *OCIContainerPipeline {
-	return &OCIContainerPipeline{
+	p := &OCIContainerPipeline{
 		BasePipeline: NewBasePipeline("container", buildPipeline, nil),
 		treePipeline: treePipeline,
 		architecture: architecture,
 		filename:     filename,
 	}
+	buildPipeline.addDependent(p)
+	return p
 }
 
 func (p *OCIContainerPipeline) serialize() osbuild2.Pipeline {
diff --git a/internal/manifest/os.go b/internal/manifest/os.go
index 13335a58f..0a5b7d159 100644
--- a/internal/manifest/os.go
+++ b/internal/manifest/os.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func NewOSPipeline(buildPipeline *BuildPipeline,
 	if kernelName != "" {
 		kernelVer = rpmmd.GetVerStrFromPackageSpecListPanic(packages, kernelName)
 	}
-	return &OSPipeline{
+	p := &OSPipeline{
 		BasePipeline:   NewBasePipeline(name, buildPipeline, nil),
 		osTree:         osTree,
 		osTreeParent:   osTreeParent,
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ func NewOSPipeline(buildPipeline *BuildPipeline,
 		Timezone:       "UTC",
 		SElinux:        "targeted",
 	}
+	buildPipeline.addDependent(p)
+	return p
 }
 
 func (p *OSPipeline) getOSTreeCommits() []osTreeCommit {
diff --git a/internal/manifest/pipeline.go b/internal/manifest/pipeline.go
index 656ba873d..6831f0085 100644
--- a/internal/manifest/pipeline.go
+++ b/internal/manifest/pipeline.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 type Pipeline interface {
 	Name() string
+	getBuildPackages() []string
 	getPackageSetChain() []rpmmd.PackageSet
 	serialize() osbuild2.Pipeline
 	getPackageSpecs() []rpmmd.PackageSpec
@@ -35,6 +36,10 @@ func (p BasePipeline) Name() string {
 	return p.name
 }
 
+func (p BasePipeline) getBuildPackages() []string {
+	return []string{}
+}
+
 func (p BasePipeline) getPackageSetChain() []rpmmd.PackageSet {
 	return []rpmmd.PackageSet{}
 }
diff --git a/internal/manifest/qcow2.go b/internal/manifest/qcow2.go
index d69b0c921..23a992903 100644
--- a/internal/manifest/qcow2.go
+++ b/internal/manifest/qcow2.go
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@ type QCOW2Pipeline struct {
 // raw image. The pipeline name is the name of the new pipeline. Filename is the name
 // of the produced qcow2 image.
 func NewQCOW2Pipeline(buildPipeline *BuildPipeline, imgPipeline *LiveImgPipeline, filename string) *QCOW2Pipeline {
-	return &QCOW2Pipeline{
+	p := &QCOW2Pipeline{
 		BasePipeline: NewBasePipeline("qcow2", buildPipeline, nil),
 		imgPipeline:  imgPipeline,
 		filename:     filename,
 	}
+	buildPipeline.addDependent(p)
+	return p
 }
 
 func (p *QCOW2Pipeline) serialize() osbuild2.Pipeline {
diff --git a/internal/manifest/tar.go b/internal/manifest/tar.go
index 96b88d091..2c1ab95e5 100644
--- a/internal/manifest/tar.go
+++ b/internal/manifest/tar.go
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@ type TarPipeline struct {
 // filesystem tree which will be the contents of the tar file. The pipelinename
 // is the name of the pipeline. The filename is the name of the output tar file.
 func NewTarPipeline(buildPipeline *BuildPipeline, inputPipeline *BasePipeline, pipelinename, filename string) *TarPipeline {
-	return &TarPipeline{
+	p := &TarPipeline{
 		BasePipeline:  NewBasePipeline(pipelinename, buildPipeline, nil),
 		inputPipeline: inputPipeline,
 		filename:      filename,
 	}
+	buildPipeline.addDependent(p)
+	return p
 }
 
 func (p *TarPipeline) serialize() osbuild2.Pipeline {
diff --git a/internal/manifest/vmdk.go b/internal/manifest/vmdk.go
index 493d34fd7..d39b63445 100644
--- a/internal/manifest/vmdk.go
+++ b/internal/manifest/vmdk.go
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@ type VMDKPipeline struct {
 // NewVMDKPipeline creates a new VMDK pipeline. imgPipeline is the pipeline producing the
 // raw image. Filename is the name of the produced image.
 func NewVMDKPipeline(buildPipeline *BuildPipeline, imgPipeline *LiveImgPipeline, filename string) *VMDKPipeline {
-	return &VMDKPipeline{
+	p := &VMDKPipeline{
 		BasePipeline: NewBasePipeline("vmdk", buildPipeline, nil),
 		imgPipeline:  imgPipeline,
 		filename:     filename,
 	}
+	buildPipeline.addDependent(p)
+	return p
 }
 
 func (p *VMDKPipeline) serialize() osbuild2.Pipeline {
diff --git a/internal/manifest/vpc.go b/internal/manifest/vpc.go
index 29adee4af..cef0ca7fd 100644
--- a/internal/manifest/vpc.go
+++ b/internal/manifest/vpc.go
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ type VPCPipeline struct {
 // raw image. The pipeline name is the name of the new pipeline. Filename is the name
 // of the produced image.
 func NewVPCPipeline(buildPipeline *BuildPipeline, imgPipeline *LiveImgPipeline, filename string) *VPCPipeline {
-	return &VPCPipeline{
+	p := &VPCPipeline{
 		BasePipeline: NewBasePipeline("vpc", buildPipeline, nil),
 		imgPipeline:  imgPipeline,
 		filename:     filename,
 	}
+	buildPipeline.addDependent(p)
+	return p
 }
 
 func (p *VPCPipeline) serialize() osbuild2.Pipeline {