diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 224162b..c4078e8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ prefix:=/usr
 temp:=/tmp/fpm
 builddir:=./build
 sdkpath:=$(HOME)/SailfishOS
-dependencies:=-d libsailfishapp-launcher -d python3-base -d pyotherside-qml-plugin-python3-qt5
+dependencies=$(shell for file in `cat dependencies.txt`;do echo "-d "$${file};done;)
 arch:=noarch
 rpmname:=$(Appname)-$(arch).rpm
 jolla_usb_ip:=192.168.2.15
diff --git a/README b/README
index 39714f3..4f6c5d8 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ build your package, and install it on your jolla phone, considering your develop
 
 
 Adding dependencies:
-a basic set of dependencies are already added to the Makefile, but you can still add other ones to the list.
+a basic set of dependencies for python3 apps are already added to dependencies.txt, but you can still add other ones to the list.
 
 Adding python Modules:
 all python Modules in pyPackages are included in the package. 
diff --git a/dependencies.txt b/dependencies.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18c5b4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dependencies.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+libsailfishapp-launcher
+python3-base
+pyotherside-qml-plugin-python3-qt5