diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index af0a8c7a..c24de27b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
   </repositories>
 
   <dependencies>
+    <!-- exported dependencies -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.samskivert</groupId>
       <artifactId>samskivert</artifactId>
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@
       <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
       <version>11.0.1</version>
     </dependency>
+
     <!-- optional dependencies -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.threerings</groupId>
@@ -121,7 +123,8 @@
       <version>0.2</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
-    <!-- testing and other dependencies -->
+
+    <!-- test/build dependencies -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
@@ -135,6 +138,7 @@
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>