diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a9e5a45..8bd9e19 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ runs {
 // Include resources generated by data generators.
 sourceSets.main.resources { srcDir 'src/generated/resources' }
 
+// Sets up a dependency configuration called 'localRuntime'.
+// This configuration should be used instead of 'runtimeOnly' to declare
+// a dependency that will be present for runtime testing but that is
+// "optional", meaning it will not be pulled by dependents of this mod.
+configurations {
+    runtimeClasspath.extendsFrom localRuntime
+}
 
 dependencies {
     // Specify the version of Minecraft to use.
@@ -82,11 +89,12 @@ dependencies {
     // For all intends and purposes: You can treat this dependency as if it is a normal library you would use.
     implementation "net.neoforged:neoforge:${neo_version}"
 
-    // Example mod dependency with JEI
+    // Example optional mod dependency with JEI
     // The JEI API is declared for compile time use, while the full JEI artifact is used at runtime
     // compileOnly "mezz.jei:jei-${mc_version}-common-api:${jei_version}"
-    // compileOnly "mezz.jei:jei-${mc_version}-forge-api:${jei_version}"
-    // runtimeOnly "mezz.jei:jei-${mc_version}-forge:${jei_version}"
+    // compileOnly "mezz.jei:jei-${mc_version}-neoforge-api:${jei_version}"
+    // We add the full version to localRuntime, not runtimeOnly, so that we do not publish a dependency on it
+    // localRuntime "mezz.jei:jei-${mc_version}-neoforge:${jei_version}"
 
     // Example mod dependency using a mod jar from ./libs with a flat dir repository
     // This maps to ./libs/coolmod-${mc_version}-${coolmod_version}.jar