diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..be256c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash -ex
+
+# FIXME: this is a workaround for out-of-date transitive dependencies
+# See: https://github.com/ISA-tools/linkedISA/issues/11
+mvn dependency:get -Dartifact=xalan:xalan:2.4.0
+
+mvn install:install-file -Dfile="$HOME/.m2/repository/xalan/xalan/2.4.0/xalan-2.4.0.jar" -DgroupId=xalan -DartifactId=xalan -Dversion=2.4 -Dpackaging=jar
+
+# FIXME: some tests are failing
+# See: https://github.com/ISA-tools/linkedISA/issues/12
+mvn clean install -DskipTests=true
diff --git a/isa-graphparser/pom.xml b/isa-graphparser/pom.xml
index 04d11d8..09d830d 100644
--- a/isa-graphparser/pom.xml
+++ b/isa-graphparser/pom.xml
@@ -41,12 +41,20 @@
 
     </repositories>
 
+
+
     <dependencies>
 
+      <dependency>
+    <groupId>xalan</groupId>
+    <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
+    <version>2.4</version>
+</dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.isatools</groupId>
             <artifactId>ISAcreator</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.8</version>
+            <version>1.7.7</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
diff --git a/linkedISA-core/pom.xml b/linkedISA-core/pom.xml
index 7c06625..8e078a1 100644
--- a/linkedISA-core/pom.xml
+++ b/linkedISA-core/pom.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.isatools</groupId>
             <artifactId>ISacreator</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.8</version>
+            <version>1.7.7</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
@@ -289,4 +289,4 @@
 
     </distributionManagement>
 
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/linkedISA-core/src/main/java/org/isatools/linkedISA/converter/Assay2linkedConverter.java b/linkedISA-core/src/main/java/org/isatools/linkedISA/converter/Assay2linkedConverter.java
index 232cf40..c875190 100644
--- a/linkedISA-core/src/main/java/org/isatools/linkedISA/converter/Assay2linkedConverter.java
+++ b/linkedISA-core/src/main/java/org/isatools/linkedISA/converter/Assay2linkedConverter.java
@@ -1095,4 +1095,4 @@ private void addComments(NodeWithComments nodeWithComments, int row, OWLNamedInd
     }
 
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}