diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5bb4bf2..317ccfe 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ categories = ["science::robotics", "encoding", "data-structures", "api-bindings"
 readme = "README.md"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/ros_pointcloud2"
 homepage = "https://github.com/stelzo/ros_pointcloud2"
-exclude = ["**/tests/**", "**/examples/**", "**/benches/**", "**/target/**", "**/build/**", "**/dist/**", "**/docs/**", "**/doc/**"]
+exclude = ["**/tests/**", "**/examples/**", "**/benches/**", "**/target/**", "**/build/**", "**/dist/**", "**/docs/**", "**/doc/**", "package.xml"]
 
 [dependencies]
 mem_macros = "1.0.1"
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f21f52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<package format="3">
+  <name>ros_pointcloud2_tests</name>
+  <version>0.0.0</version>
+  <description>Dummy package for linking messages in crate tests.</description>
+  <maintainer email="user@todo.todo">user</maintainer>
+  <license>TODO: License declaration</license>
+
+  <depend>rclrs</depend>
+  <depend>sensor_msgs</depend>
+  <depend>std_msgs</depend>
+  <depend>builtin_interfaces</depend>
+
+  <export>
+    <build_type>ament_cargo</build_type>
+  </export>
+</package>
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