diff --git a/Sources/ProjectSpec/Target.swift b/Sources/ProjectSpec/Target.swift
index 99a7bde8..bf49c10a 100644
--- a/Sources/ProjectSpec/Target.swift
+++ b/Sources/ProjectSpec/Target.swift
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ extension Target {
                 targets.append(json)
             }
         }
-        
+
         return try targets.map { try Target(jsonDictionary: $0) }
     }
 }
@@ -196,9 +196,11 @@ extension Target: JSONObjectConvertible {
 
 public struct Dependency: Equatable {
 
-    public let type: DependencyType
-    public let reference: String
-    public let embed: Bool?
+    public var type: DependencyType
+    public var reference: String
+    public var embed: Bool?
+    public var codeSign: Bool = true
+    public var removeHeaders: Bool = true
 
     public init(type: DependencyType, reference: String, embed: Bool? = nil) {
         self.type = type
@@ -214,15 +216,27 @@ public struct Dependency: Equatable {
 
     public static func ==(lhs: Dependency, rhs: Dependency) -> Bool {
         return lhs.reference == rhs.reference &&
-        lhs.type == rhs.type &&
-        lhs.embed == rhs.embed
+            lhs.type == rhs.type &&
+            lhs.codeSign == rhs.codeSign &&
+            lhs.removeHeaders == rhs.removeHeaders &&
+            lhs.embed == rhs.embed
+    }
+
+    public var buildSettings: [String: Any] {
+        var attributes: [String] = []
+        if codeSign {
+            attributes.append("CodeSignOnCopy")
+        }
+        if removeHeaders {
+            attributes.append("RemoveHeadersOnCopy")
+        }
+        return ["ATTRIBUTES": attributes]
     }
 }
 
 extension Dependency: JSONObjectConvertible {
 
     public init(jsonDictionary: JSONDictionary) throws {
-        embed = jsonDictionary.json(atKeyPath: "embed")
         if let target: String = jsonDictionary.json(atKeyPath: "target") {
             type = .target
             reference = target
@@ -235,5 +249,14 @@ extension Dependency: JSONObjectConvertible {
         } else {
             throw ProjectSpecError.invalidDependency(jsonDictionary)
         }
+
+        embed = jsonDictionary.json(atKeyPath: "embed")
+        
+        if let bool: Bool = jsonDictionary.json(atKeyPath: "codeSign") {
+            codeSign = bool
+        }
+        if let bool: Bool = jsonDictionary.json(atKeyPath: "removeHeaders") {
+            removeHeaders = bool
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/XcodeGenKit/PBXProjGenerator.swift b/Sources/XcodeGenKit/PBXProjGenerator.swift
index b3feac28..203d3cf7 100644
--- a/Sources/XcodeGenKit/PBXProjGenerator.swift
+++ b/Sources/XcodeGenKit/PBXProjGenerator.swift
@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@ public class PBXProjGenerator {
         var extensions: [String] = []
 
         for dependancy in target.dependencies {
+
+            let embed = dependancy.embed ?? (target.type.isApp ? true : false)
             switch dependancy.type {
             case .target:
                 let dependencyTargetName = dependancy.reference
@@ -220,36 +222,42 @@ public class PBXProjGenerator {
                 // link
                 targetFrameworkBuildFiles.append(dependencyBuildFile)
 
-                if target.type.isApp {
+                if embed {
+                    let embedSettings = dependancy.buildSettings
+                    let embedFile = PBXBuildFile(reference: generateUUID(PBXBuildFile.self, dependencyFileReference + target.name), fileRef: dependencyFileReference, settings: embedSettings)
+                    addObject(embedFile)
+
                     if dependencyTarget.type.isExtension {
-                        // embed app extensions
-                        let embedSettings: [String: Any] = ["ATTRIBUTES": ["RemoveHeadersOnCopy"]]
-                        let embedFile = PBXBuildFile(reference: generateUUID(PBXBuildFile.self, dependencyFileReference + target.name), fileRef: dependencyFileReference, settings: embedSettings)
-                        addObject(embedFile)
+                        // embed app extension
                         extensions.append(embedFile.reference)
                     } else {
-                        // embed frameworks
-                        let embedSettings: [String: Any] = ["ATTRIBUTES": ["CodeSignOnCopy", "RemoveHeadersOnCopy"]]
-                        let embedFile = PBXBuildFile(reference: generateUUID(PBXBuildFile.self, dependencyFileReference + target.name), fileRef: dependencyFileReference, settings: embedSettings)
-                        addObject(embedFile)
                         copyFiles.append(embedFile.reference)
                     }
                 }
 
             case .framework:
+
                 let fileReference = getFileReference(path: Path(dependancy.reference), inPath: basePath)
+
                 let buildFile = PBXBuildFile(reference: generateUUID(PBXBuildFile.self, fileReference + target.name), fileRef: fileReference)
                 addObject(buildFile)
+
                 targetFrameworkBuildFiles.append(buildFile.reference)
                 if !frameworkFiles.contains(fileReference) {
                     frameworkFiles.append(fileReference)
                 }
+
+                if embed {
+                    let embedFile = PBXBuildFile(reference: generateUUID(PBXBuildFile.self, fileReference + target.name), fileRef: fileReference, settings: dependancy.buildSettings)
+                    addObject(embedFile)
+                    copyFiles.append(buildFile.reference)
+                }
             case .carthage:
                 if carthageFrameworksByPlatform[target.platform.rawValue] == nil {
                     carthageFrameworksByPlatform[target.platform.rawValue] = []
                 }
                 var platformPath = Path(getCarthageBuildPath(platform: target.platform))
-                var frameworkPath = platformPath + carthage
+                var frameworkPath = platformPath + dependancy.reference
                 if frameworkPath.extension == nil {
                     frameworkPath = Path(frameworkPath.string + ".framework")
                 }
@@ -381,10 +389,10 @@ public class PBXProjGenerator {
     func getCarthageFrameworks(target: Target) -> [String] {
         var frameworks: [String] = []
         for dependency in target.dependencies {
-            switch dependency {
-            case let .carthage(framework): frameworks.append(framework)
-            case let .target(targetName):
-                if let target = spec.targets.first(where: { $0.name == targetName }) {
+            switch dependency.type {
+            case .carthage: frameworks.append(dependency.reference)
+            case .target:
+                if let target = spec.getTarget(dependency.reference) {
                     frameworks += getCarthageFrameworks(target: target)
                 }
             default: break
@@ -455,7 +463,7 @@ public class PBXProjGenerator {
                 allFilePaths.append(path)
             }
         }
-
+        
         let groupPath: String = depth == 0 ? path.byRemovingBase(path: basePath).string : path.lastComponent
         let group: PBXGroup
         if let cachedGroup = groupsByPath[path] {
diff --git a/Tests/XcodeGenKitTests/ProjectGeneratorTests.swift b/Tests/XcodeGenKitTests/ProjectGeneratorTests.swift
index eae370f8..0ae3357c 100644
--- a/Tests/XcodeGenKitTests/ProjectGeneratorTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/XcodeGenKitTests/ProjectGeneratorTests.swift
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func projectGeneratorTests() {
 
         let application = Target(name: "MyApp", type: .application, platform: .iOS,
                                  settings: Settings(buildSettings: ["SETTING_1": "VALUE"]),
-                                 dependencies: [.target("MyFramework")])
+                                 dependencies: [Dependency(type: .target, reference: "MyFramework")])
 
         let framework = Target(name: "MyFramework", type: .framework, platform: .iOS,
                                settings: Settings(buildSettings: ["SETTING_2": "VALUE"]))
diff --git a/Tests/XcodeGenKitTests/SpecLoadingTests.swift b/Tests/XcodeGenKitTests/SpecLoadingTests.swift
index eb225ec4..f82c39ee 100644
--- a/Tests/XcodeGenKitTests/SpecLoadingTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/XcodeGenKitTests/SpecLoadingTests.swift
@@ -53,15 +53,15 @@ func specLoadingTests() {
         $0.it("parses target dependencies") {
             var targetDictionary = validTarget
             targetDictionary["dependencies"] = [
-                ["target": "name"],
+                ["target": "name", "embed": false],
                 ["carthage": "name"],
                 ["framework": "path"],
             ]
             let target = try Target(jsonDictionary: targetDictionary)
             try expect(target.dependencies.count) == 3
-            try expect(target.dependencies[0]) == .target("name")
-            try expect(target.dependencies[1]) == .carthage("name")
-            try expect(target.dependencies[2]) == .framework("path")
+            try expect(target.dependencies[0]) == Dependency(type: .target, reference: "name", embed: false)
+            try expect(target.dependencies[1]) == Dependency(type: .carthage, reference: "name")
+            try expect(target.dependencies[2]) == Dependency(type: .framework, reference: "path")
         }
 
         $0.it("parsed cross platform targets") {
diff --git a/docs/ProjectSpec.md b/docs/ProjectSpec.md
index b03caee6..dc0dbdec 100644
--- a/docs/ProjectSpec.md
+++ b/docs/ProjectSpec.md
@@ -171,15 +171,23 @@ targets:
 ```
 
 ### Dependency
-A dependency can be one of a few types:
+A dependency can be one of a 3 types:
 
 - `target: name` - links to another target
 - `framework: path` - links to a framework
 - `carthage: name` - helper for linking to a carthage framework
 
-**Carthage notes**
+**Embed options**:
 
-Carthage frameworks expected to be in `CARTHAGE_BUILD_PATH/PLATFORM/FRAMEWORK.framework` where:
+These only applied to `target` and `framework` dependencies.
+
+- ⚪️ **embed**: `Bool` - Whether to embed the dependency. Defaults to true for application target and false for non application targets.
+- ⚪️ **codeSign**: `Bool` - Whether the `codeSignOnCopy` setting is applied when embedding framework. Defaults to true
+- ⚪️ **removeHeaders**: `Bool` - Whether the `removeHeadersOnCopy` setting is applied when embedding the framework. Defaults to true
+
+**Carthage Dependency**
+
+Carthage frameworks are expected to be in `CARTHAGE_BUILD_PATH/PLATFORM/FRAMEWORK.framework` where:
 
  - `CARTHAGE_BUILD_PATH` = `options.carthageBuildPath` or `Carthage/Build` by default
  - `PLATFORM` = the target's platform