diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fb69722..7fdf85d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -205,19 +205,23 @@ Execute the commands below to build from the source.
    ```
    ./gradlew clean build -Pdebug=<port>
    ```
-5. To debug the library with Ballerina language:
+5. To run a group of tests:
+    ```
+    ./gradlew clean test -Pgroups=<test_group_names>
+    ```
+6. To debug the library with Ballerina language:
    ```
    ./gradlew clean build -PbalJavaDebug=<port>
    ```
-6. Publish ZIP artifact to the local `.m2` repository:
+7. Publish ZIP artifact to the local `.m2` repository:
    ```
    ./gradlew clean build publishToMavenLocal
    ```
-7. Publish the generated artifacts to the local Ballerina central repository:
+8. Publish the generated artifacts to the local Ballerina central repository:
    ```
    ./gradlew clean build -PpublishToLocalCentral=true
    ```
-8. Publish the generated artifacts to the Ballerina central repository:
+9. Publish the generated artifacts to the Ballerina central repository:
    ```
    ./gradlew clean build -PpublishToCentral=true
    ```
diff --git a/ballerina/build.gradle b/ballerina/build.gradle
index 22b9d8b..3a5094f 100644
--- a/ballerina/build.gradle
+++ b/ballerina/build.gradle
@@ -180,10 +180,13 @@ publishing {
 
 updateTomlFiles.dependsOn copyStdlibs
 
- test.dependsOn startIBMMQServer
- build.finalizedBy stopIBMMQServer
+build.dependsOn ":${packageName}-native:build"
+build.dependsOn startIBMMQServer
+build.finalizedBy stopIBMMQServer
+
+test.dependsOn ":${packageName}-native:build"
+test.dependsOn startIBMMQServer
+test.finalizedBy stopIBMMQServer
 
-build.dependsOn ":ibm.ibmmq-native:build"
-build.dependsOn "generatePomFileForMavenPublication"
-publishToMavenLocal.dependsOn build
 publish.dependsOn build
+publishToMavenLocal.dependsOn build