diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 2d7b5cef..91092151 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: |
           export RELEASE_APPROVAL_USERNAME=$REPO_GITHUB_USERNAME
           export RELEASE_APPROVAL_TOKEN=$REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN
-          bazel run @graknlabs_build_tools//ci:release-approval
+          bazel run @graknlabs_dependencies//tool/release:approval
 
   release-validate:
     machine:
@@ -125,8 +125,7 @@ jobs:
       - checkout
       - install-python
       - run: |
-          bazel run @graknlabs_build_tools//ci:release-validate-deps -- \
-            graknlabs_grakn_core graknlabs_client_python
+          bazel test //:release-validate-deps --test_output=streamed
 
   deploy-github:
     machine:
diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 82d866d5..b28e0b3e 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -89,3 +89,15 @@ artifact_extractor(
     name = "grakn-extractor",
     artifact = "@graknlabs_grakn_core_artifact//file",
 )
+
+load("@graknlabs_dependencies//tool/release:rules.bzl", "release_validate_deps")
+
+release_validate_deps(
+    name = "release-validate-deps",
+    refs = "@graknlabs_kglib_workspace_refs//:refs.json",
+    tagged_deps = [
+#        "graknlabs_grakn_core", # TODO We cannot currently use a released grakn for tests as 1.8.0 has an outdated build pipeline
+        "graknlabs_client_python",
+    ],
+    tags = ["manual"]
+)
diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index f2c5666a..3e16e2ea 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ load("@graknlabs_dependencies//builder/java:deps.bzl", java_deps = "deps")
 java_deps()
 load("@graknlabs_dependencies//library/maven:rules.bzl", "maven")
 
+# Load Kotlin
+load("@graknlabs_dependencies//builder/kotlin:deps.bzl", kotlin_deps = "deps")
+kotlin_deps()
+load("@io_bazel_rules_kotlin//kotlin:kotlin.bzl", "kotlin_repositories", "kt_register_toolchains")
+kotlin_repositories()
+kt_register_toolchains()
+
 # Load Python
 load("@graknlabs_dependencies//builder/python:deps.bzl", python_deps = "deps")
 python_deps(use_patched_version=True)
@@ -54,12 +61,19 @@ load("@graknlabs_dependencies_ci_pip//:requirements.bzl",
 graknlabs_dependencies_ci_pip_install = "pip_install")
 graknlabs_dependencies_ci_pip_install()
 
+# Load distribution deps
+load("@graknlabs_dependencies//distribution:deps.bzl", distribution_deps = "deps")
+distribution_deps()
+
+# Load maven artifacts
+load("@graknlabs_dependencies//dependencies/maven:artifacts.bzl", graknlabs_dependencies_artifacts = "artifacts")
 
 #####################################################################
 # Load @graknlabs_bazel_distribution (from @graknlabs_dependencies) #
 #####################################################################
-load("@graknlabs_dependencies//distribution:deps.bzl", distribution_deps = "deps")
-distribution_deps()
+
+load("@graknlabs_dependencies//dependencies/graknlabs:repositories.bzl", "graknlabs_bazel_distribution")
+graknlabs_bazel_distribution()
 
 pip3_import(
     name = "graknlabs_bazel_distribution_pip",
@@ -121,3 +135,18 @@ pip3_import(
 load("@graknlabs_kglib_pip//:requirements.bzl",
 graknlabs_kglib_pip_install = "pip_install")
 graknlabs_kglib_pip_install()
+
+##############
+# Load @maven #
+##############
+maven(
+    graknlabs_dependencies_artifacts
+)
+
+############################################
+# Create @graknlabs_console_workspace_refs #
+############################################
+load("@graknlabs_bazel_distribution//common:rules.bzl", "workspace_refs")
+workspace_refs(
+    name = "graknlabs_kglib_workspace_refs"
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dependencies/graknlabs/repositories.bzl b/dependencies/graknlabs/repositories.bzl
index e2122f2a..04735519 100644
--- a/dependencies/graknlabs/repositories.bzl
+++ b/dependencies/graknlabs/repositories.bzl
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def graknlabs_dependencies():
     git_repository(
         name = "graknlabs_dependencies",
         remote = "https://github.com/graknlabs/dependencies",
-        commit = "8e4200dfb556f1b64db78f2223488b3ced80df75",  # sync-marker: do not remove this comment, this is used for sync-dependencies by @graknlabs_dependencies
+        commit = "633cc1f4b457f18c5ad93c2fb28b044537a95ed8",  # sync-marker: do not remove this comment, this is used for sync-dependencies by @graknlabs_dependencies
     )
 
 def graknlabs_protocol():
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ def graknlabs_client_python():
     git_repository(
         name = "graknlabs_client_python",
         remote = "https://github.com/graknlabs/client-python",
-        commit = "4b8dd3f865ef528cbae60a27eb7d67d9fe4663be", # sync-marker: do not remove this comment, this is used for sync-dependencies by @graknlabs_client_python
+        tag = "1.8.0", # sync-marker: do not remove this comment, this is used for sync-dependencies by @graknlabs_client_python
     )