Properly convert finalize dependencies to references

[hendrikmakait]

Closes #xxxx

• Tests added / passed
• Passes pre-commit run --all-files

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Unit Test Results

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    29 files  ±0      29 suites  ±0   12h 25m 50s ⏱️ + 7m 10s
 4 130 tests ±0   4 016 ✅ + 2    111 💤 ±0  3 ❌  -  2 
55 839 runs  ±0  53 408 ✅ +38  2 426 💤 ±0  5 ❌  - 38 

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Results for commit fa773bb. ± Comparison against base commit b57cb2c.

[jrbourbeau]

Thanks @hendrikmakait