diff --git a/gradle/publish-maven.gradle b/gradle/publish-maven.gradle
index 528e78c15d..d47098b4f1 100644
--- a/gradle/publish-maven.gradle
+++ b/gradle/publish-maven.gradle
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ def customizePom(pom, gradleProject) {
 			dep.scope == "test"
 		}
 
+		// sort to make pom dependencies order consistent to ease comparison of older poms
+		generatedPom.dependencies = generatedPom.dependencies.sort { dep ->
+			"$dep.scope:$dep.groupId:$dep.artifactId"
+		}
+
 		// add all items necessary for maven central publication
 		generatedPom.project {
 			name = gradleProject.description