diff --git a/componentDetection.ts b/componentDetection.ts
index 2b4f496..d1b8ca8 100644
--- a/componentDetection.ts
+++ b/componentDetection.ts
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ export default class ComponentDetection {
 
         try {
           const referrerPackage = packageCache.lookupPackage(referrerUrl);
+          if (referrerPackage === pkg) {
+            core.debug(`Skipping self-reference for package: ${pkg.id}`);
+            return; // Skip self-references
+          }
           if (referrerPackage) {
             referrerPackage.dependsOn(pkg);
           }