diff --git a/project/BootstrapUtility.scala b/project/BootstrapUtility.scala
index 842c0e9f..5799dba0 100644
--- a/project/BootstrapUtility.scala
+++ b/project/BootstrapUtility.scala
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ object BootstrapUtility {
       </dependencies>
 
     logger info "Saving dependency XML now."
+
+    // Create directory if not existent, otherwise saving will fail.
+    if (new File(dependencyXMLFileName).getParentFile.mkdir()) {
+      logger info "Created directory bootstrap/src/main/resources"
+    }
+
     XML.save(dependencyXMLFileName, xml)
     logger info "Finished saving XML file."
   }