diff --git a/packages/build_packages.sh b/packages/build_packages.sh
index 38a7dd978bf..249b9143df5 100755
--- a/packages/build_packages.sh
+++ b/packages/build_packages.sh
@@ -9,27 +9,8 @@ set -ex
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 
 # ensure ordered by dependency dag
-PACKAGE_DIRS=(
-    util
-    objectstore
-    job_metrics
-    config
-    files
-    tool_util
-    data
-    job_execution
-    auth
-    web_stack
-    web_framework
-    app
-    webapps
-    test_base
-    test_driver
-    test_api
-)
-for ((i=0; i<${#PACKAGE_DIRS[@]}; i++)); do
-    printf "\n========= RELEASING PACKAGE ${PACKAGE_DIRS[$i]} =========\n\n"
-    package_dir=${PACKAGE_DIRS[$i]}
+while read -r package_dir; do
+    printf "\n========= RELEASING PACKAGE ${package_dir} =========\n\n"
 
     cd "$package_dir"
 
@@ -39,4 +20,4 @@ for ((i=0; i<${#PACKAGE_DIRS[@]}; i++)); do
     make new-version
 
     cd ..
-done
+done < packages_by_dep_dag.txt
diff --git a/packages/packages_by_dep_dag.txt b/packages/packages_by_dep_dag.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..66bd5d1ddc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/packages_by_dep_dag.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+util
+config
+files
+job_metrics
+navigation
+objectstore
+tool_util
+data
+selenium
+tours
+auth
+job_execution
+web_stack
+web_framework
+app
+webapps
+test_base
+test_driver
+test_api
diff --git a/packages/selenium/setup.cfg b/packages/selenium/setup.cfg
index f25aa4a2a4a..74f7511f7fd 100644
--- a/packages/selenium/setup.cfg
+++ b/packages/selenium/setup.cfg
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ version = 22.5.0.dev0
 [options]
 include_package_data = True
 install_requires =
-    galaxy-data
+    galaxy-navigation
+    galaxy-util
     PyYAML
     requests
     selenium
diff --git a/packages/test.sh b/packages/test.sh
index ee0cef696b5..90d0e225cfc 100755
--- a/packages/test.sh
+++ b/packages/test.sh
@@ -18,30 +18,8 @@ pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
 pip install -r../lib/galaxy/dependencies/pinned-typecheck-requirements.txt
 
 # ensure ordered by dependency DAG
-# TODO: add selenium in once type issues are cleared up
-PACKAGE_DIRS=(
-    util
-    objectstore
-    job_metrics
-    config
-    files
-    tool_util
-    data
-    job_execution
-    auth
-    web_stack
-    web_framework
-    navigation
-    tours
-    app
-    webapps
-    test_base
-    test_driver
-    test_api
-)
-for ((i=0; i<${#PACKAGE_DIRS[@]}; i++)); do
-    printf "\n========= TESTING PACKAGE ${PACKAGE_DIRS[$i]} =========\n\n"
-    package_dir=${PACKAGE_DIRS[$i]}
+while read -r package_dir; do
+    printf "\n========= TESTING PACKAGE ${package_dir} =========\n\n"
 
     cd "$package_dir"
 
@@ -63,4 +41,4 @@ for ((i=0; i<${#PACKAGE_DIRS[@]}; i++)); do
     pytest $unit_extra -m 'not external_dependency_management' . || test $? -eq 5
     make mypy
     cd ..
-done
+done < packages_by_dep_dag.txt