diff --git a/core/deps/keepdeps.go b/core/deps/keepdeps.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..37542a09ee4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/deps/keepdeps.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+//go:build !xpack
+
+package deps
+
+// Keep xpack deps from being pruned by go mod tidy
+import (
+	_ "github.com/patrickmn/go-cache"
+	_ "github.com/pkg/sftp"
+)