diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 197e204..5ac3fdd 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ checksum = "baf1de4339761588bc0619e3cbc0120ee582ebb74b53b4efbf79117bd2da40fd"
 [[package]]
 name = "dylo"
 version = "1.0.0"
-dependencies = [
- "rubicon",
-]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "dylo-cli"
diff --git a/dylo-cli/src/main.rs b/dylo-cli/src/main.rs
index 3482305..b0a4b4d 100644
--- a/dylo-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/dylo-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -363,6 +363,32 @@ fn process_mod(mod_info: ModInfo, force: bool) -> std::io::Result<()> {
 
     // Generate files for mod version
     let mut mod_files = FileSet::new();
+
+    // Check and add "dylo-runtime" dependency to Cargo.toml if needed
+    let cargo_toml = fs_err::read_to_string(mod_info.mod_path.join("Cargo.toml"))?;
+    let mut doc = cargo_toml.parse::<toml_edit::DocumentMut>().unwrap();
+
+    let mut need_dylo_runtime = true;
+    if let Some(deps) = doc.get("dependencies") {
+        if deps.is_table() {
+            let deps_table = deps.as_table().unwrap();
+            if deps_table.contains_key("dylo-runtime") {
+                need_dylo_runtime = false;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if need_dylo_runtime {
+        tracing::info!("Adding dylo-runtime dependency to {}", mod_info.name);
+        if let Some(deps) = doc.get_mut("dependencies") {
+            if deps.is_table() {
+                let deps_table = deps.as_table_mut().unwrap();
+                deps_table.insert("dylo-runtime", toml_edit::value(DYLO_RUNTIME_VERSION));
+                mod_files.files.insert("Cargo.toml".into(), doc.to_string());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     // Add spec.rs to mod version
     mod_files
         .files
diff --git a/dylo-runtime/Cargo.toml b/dylo-runtime/Cargo.toml
index 856463b..f0cd074 100644
--- a/dylo-runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/dylo-runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,3 +13,7 @@ rust-version = "1.83"
 
 [dependencies]
 rubicon = "3.4.9"
+
+[features]
+import-globals = ["rubicon/import-globals"]
+export-globals = ["rubicon/export-globals"]
diff --git a/dylo-runtime/README.md b/dylo-runtime/README.md
index 41c20e4..568933b 100644
--- a/dylo-runtime/README.md
+++ b/dylo-runtime/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ In production, you probably want `DYLO_BUILD` to be set to 0, as your mods
 should be pre-built, and put in the right place, next to the executable.
 
 > **Warning**
-> Make sure to build your mods with the `dylo/import-globals` and `impl`
+> Make sure to build your mods with the `dylo-runtime/import-globals` and `impl`
 > features enabled, just like `dylo-runtime` would do.
 >
 > See the [rubicon docs](https://crates.io/crates/rubicon) for more details: essentially, your
diff --git a/dylo-runtime/src/details.rs b/dylo-runtime/src/details.rs
index 1b90a9c..1bea895 100644
--- a/dylo-runtime/src/details.rs
+++ b/dylo-runtime/src/details.rs
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ fn build_mod(mod_name: &'static str) {
     cmd.env("CARGO_TARGET_DIR", &paths.cargo_target_dir);
     cmd.arg("build");
     cmd.arg("--verbose");
-    cmd.arg("--features=impl,dylo/import-globals");
+    cmd.arg("--features=impl,dylo-runtime/import-globals");
     if build_profile == "release" {
         cmd.arg("--release");
     }
diff --git a/dylo/Cargo.toml b/dylo/Cargo.toml
index 92c6806..a29d6c7 100644
--- a/dylo/Cargo.toml
+++ b/dylo/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,10 +13,3 @@ rust-version = "1.83"
 
 [lib]
 proc-macro = true
-
-[dependencies]
-rubicon = { version = "3.4.9" }
-
-[features]
-import-globals = ["rubicon/import-globals"]
-export-globals = ["rubicon/export-globals"]