--- a/components/python/jsonpatch/jsonpatch-PYVER.p5m	Thu Jul 10 05:21:16 2014 -0700
+++ b/components/python/jsonpatch/jsonpatch-PYVER.p5m	Thu Jul 10 13:27:03 2014 -0700
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 #
 # CDDL HEADER END
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2013, 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 #
 
 set name=pkg.fmri \
@@ -54,3 +56,6 @@
 # force a dependency on the jsonpatch package
 depend type=require \
     fmri=library/python-2/jsonpatch@$(IPS_COMPONENT_VERSION),$(BUILD_VERSION)
+
+# force a dependency on jsonpointer; pkgdepend work is needed to flush this out.
+depend type=require fmri=library/python-2/jsonpointer-$(PYV)