diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/qtcreatorplugin/MyPlugin.pluginspec.in b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/qtcreatorplugin/MyPlugin.pluginspec.in
index 9f2d81fe3f9..87fec6f177f 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/qtcreatorplugin/MyPlugin.pluginspec.in
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/qtcreatorplugin/MyPlugin.pluginspec.in
@@ -4,7 +4,5 @@
     <license>%License%</license>
     <description>%Description%</description>
     <url>%URL%</url>
-    <dependencyList>
-        <dependency name=\"Core\" version=\"$$QTCREATOR_VERSION\"/>
-    </dependencyList>
+    $$dependencyList
 </plugin>
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/qtcreatorplugin/myplugin.pro b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/qtcreatorplugin/myplugin.pro
index 051e7fad490..14edfde29d8 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/qtcreatorplugin/myplugin.pro
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/qtcreatorplugin/myplugin.pro
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-TARGET = %PluginName%
-TEMPLATE = lib
-
 DEFINES += %PluginName:u%_LIBRARY
 
 # %PluginName% files
@@ -32,6 +29,3 @@ isEmpty(IDE_BUILD_TREE):IDE_BUILD_TREE=%QtCreatorBuild%
 PROVIDER = %VendorName%
 
 include($$QTCREATOR_SOURCES/src/qtcreatorplugin.pri)
-include($$QTCREATOR_SOURCES/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.pri)
-
-LIBS += -L$$IDE_PLUGIN_PATH/QtProject
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/qtcreatorplugin/myplugin_dependencies.pri b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/qtcreatorplugin/myplugin_dependencies.pri
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b1a4fa24e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/qtcreatorplugin/myplugin_dependencies.pri
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+QTC_PLUGIN_NAME = %PluginName%
+QTC_LIB_DEPENDS += \
+    # nothing here at this time
+
+QTC_PLUGIN_DEPENDS += \
+    coreplugin
+
+QTC_PLUGIN_RECOMMENDS += \
+    # optional plugin dependencies. nothing here at this time
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/qtcreatorplugin/wizard.xml b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/qtcreatorplugin/wizard.xml
index f6777c3a4f6..c517eba363e 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/qtcreatorplugin/wizard.xml
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/qtcreatorplugin/wizard.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ leave room for the Qt 4 target page.
     <displaycategory>Libraries</displaycategory>
     <files>
         <file source="myplugin.pro" target="%PluginName:l%.pro" openproject="true"/>
+        <file source="myplugin_dependencies.pri" target="%PluginName:l%_dependencies.pri" openeditor="true"/>
         <file source="MyPlugin.pluginspec.in" target="%PluginName%.pluginspec.in" openeditor="true"/>
         <file source="myplugin_global.h" target="%PluginName:l%_global.%CppHeaderSuffix%" openeditor="true"/>
         <file source="mypluginconstants.h" target="%PluginName:l%constants.%CppHeaderSuffix%" openeditor="true"/>