diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 0ca44e84..26daa7a9 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version=1.0.2
\ No newline at end of file
+version=1.0.3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ibm/cldk/CodeAnalyzer.java b/src/main/java/com/ibm/cldk/CodeAnalyzer.java
index b1502ab8..0e8ade44 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ibm/cldk/CodeAnalyzer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ibm/cldk/CodeAnalyzer.java
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ public class CodeAnalyzer implements Runnable {
     @Option(names = {"--no-build"}, description = "Do not build your application. Use this option if you have already built your application.")
     private static boolean noBuild = false;
 
-    @Option(names = {"--no-copy-dependencies"}, description = "Do copy dependencies to a temporary directory.")
-    private static boolean noCopyDeps = false;
+    @Option(names = {"-f", "--project-root-pom"}, description = "Do copy dependencies to a temporary directory.")
+    private static String projectRootPom;
 
 
     @Option(names = {"-a", "--analysis-level"}, description = "Level of analysis to perform. Options: 1 (for just symbol table) or 2 (for call graph). Default: 1")
@@ -122,15 +122,10 @@ private static void analyze() throws Exception {
         else {
             // download library dependencies of project for type resolution
             String dependencies = null;
-
-            if (!noCopyDeps) {
-                if (BuildProject.downloadLibraryDependencies(input)) {
-                    dependencies = String.valueOf(BuildProject.libDownloadPath);
-                } else {
-                    Log.warn("Failed to download library dependencies of project");
-                }
+            if (BuildProject.downloadLibraryDependencies(input, projectRootPom)) {
+                dependencies = String.valueOf(BuildProject.libDownloadPath);
             } else {
-                Log.warn("--no-copy-dependencies is activated, skipping library dependencies download");
+                Log.warn("Failed to download library dependencies of project");
             }
             boolean analysisFileExists = output != null && Files.exists(Paths.get(output + File.separator + outputFileName));
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ibm/cldk/utils/BuildProject.java b/src/main/java/com/ibm/cldk/utils/BuildProject.java
index a237ff9f..6616be4b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ibm/cldk/utils/BuildProject.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ibm/cldk/utils/BuildProject.java
@@ -155,8 +155,9 @@ public static List<Path> buildProjectAndStreamClassFiles(String projectPath, Str
      * @param projectPath Path to the project under analysis
      * @return true if dependency download succeeds; false otherwise
      */
-    public static boolean downloadLibraryDependencies(String projectPath) throws IOException {
+    public static boolean downloadLibraryDependencies(String projectPath, String projectRootPom) throws IOException {
         // created download dir if it does not exist
+        String projectRoot = projectRootPom != null ? projectRootPom : projectPath;
         libDownloadPath = Paths.get(projectPath, LIB_DEPS_DOWNLOAD_DIR).toAbsolutePath();
         if (!Files.exists(libDownloadPath)) {
             try {
@@ -166,20 +167,20 @@ public static boolean downloadLibraryDependencies(String projectPath) throws IOE
                 return false;
             }
         }
-        File pomFile = new File(projectPath, "pom.xml");
+        File pomFile = new File(projectRoot, "pom.xml");
         if (pomFile.exists()) {
             Log.info("Found pom.xml in the project directory. Using Maven to download dependencies.");
             String[] mavenCommand = {
                     MAVEN_CMD, "--no-transfer-progress", "-f",
-                    Paths.get(projectPath, "pom.xml").toString(),
+                    Paths.get(projectRoot, "pom.xml").toString(),
                     "dependency:copy-dependencies",
                     "-DoutputDirectory=" + libDownloadPath.toString()
             };
             return buildWithTool(mavenCommand);
-        } else if (new File(projectPath, "build.gradle").exists() || new File(projectPath, "build.gradle.kts").exists()) {
+        } else if (new File(projectRoot, "build.gradle").exists() || new File(projectRoot, "build.gradle.kts").exists()) {
             Log.info("Found build.gradle[.kts] in the project directory. Using Gradle to download dependencies.");
             tempInitScript = Files.writeString(tempInitScript, GRADLE_DEPENDENCIES_TASK);
-            String[] gradleCommand = {projectPath + File.separator + GRADLE_CMD, "--init-script", tempInitScript.toFile().getAbsolutePath(), "downloadDependencies", "-PoutputDir="+libDownloadPath.toString()};
+            String[] gradleCommand = {projectRoot + File.separator + GRADLE_CMD, "--init-script", tempInitScript.toFile().getAbsolutePath(), "downloadDependencies", "-PoutputDir="+libDownloadPath.toString()};
             System.out.println(Arrays.toString(gradleCommand));
             return buildWithTool(gradleCommand);
         }