diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5d30138..5d686c0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 * BUGFIX
   * remove only first hashtag from a multiline comment
+  * add better handling of meta dependencies in templates
diff --git a/ansibledoctor/templates/hugo-book/_meta.j2 b/ansibledoctor/templates/hugo-book/_meta.j2
index c75c2fe..55f07eb 100644
--- a/ansibledoctor/templates/hugo-book/_meta.j2
+++ b/ansibledoctor/templates/hugo-book/_meta.j2
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@
 ## Dependencies
 
 {% if meta | deep_get(meta, "dependencies.value") %}
-{% for item in meta.dependencies.value %}
-* {{ item }}
+{% if meta.dependencies.value is mapping %}
+{{ meta.dependencies.value.dependencies | to_nice_yaml(indent=0) }}
+{% else %}
+{% for line in meta.dependencies.value %}
+{{ line }}
 {% endfor %}
+{% endif %}
 {% else %}
 None.
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/ansibledoctor/templates/readme/_meta.j2 b/ansibledoctor/templates/readme/_meta.j2
index 3dee21a..ec6356e 100644
--- a/ansibledoctor/templates/readme/_meta.j2
+++ b/ansibledoctor/templates/readme/_meta.j2
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@
 ## Dependencies
 
 {% if meta | deep_get(meta, "dependencies.value") %}
-{% for item in meta.dependencies.value %}
-* {{ item }}
+{% if meta.dependencies.value is mapping %}
+{{ meta.dependencies.value.dependencies | to_nice_yaml(indent=0) }}
+{% else %}
+{% for line in meta.dependencies.value %}
+{{ line }}
 {% endfor %}
+{% endif %}
 {% else %}
 None.
 {% endif %}