diff --git a/runtime/.maven-versions-rules.xml b/runtime/.maven-versions-rules.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44e512be36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/.maven-versions-rules.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+
+    Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+    contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+    this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+    The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+    (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+    the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+    limitations under the License.
+
+-->
+<ruleset xmlns="http://mojo.codehaus.org/versions-maven-plugin/rule/2.0.0" 
+        xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
+        comparisonMethod="maven" 
+        xsi:schemaLocation="http://mojo.codehaus.org/versions-maven-plugin/rule/2.0.0 http://mojo.codehaus.org/versions-maven-plugin/xsd/rule-2.0.0.xsd">
+
+    <ignoreVersions>
+        <!-- Ignore Alpha's, Beta's, release candidates and milestones -->
+        <ignoreVersion type="regex">(?i).*Alpha(?:-?\d+)?</ignoreVersion>
+        <ignoreVersion type="regex">(?i).*a(?:-?\d+)?</ignoreVersion>
+        <ignoreVersion type="regex">(?i).*Beta(?:-?\d+)?</ignoreVersion>
+        <ignoreVersion type="regex">(?i).*-B(?:-?\d+)?</ignoreVersion>
+        <ignoreVersion type="regex">(?i).*RC(?:-?\d+)?</ignoreVersion>
+        <ignoreVersion type="regex">(?i).*CR(?:-?\d+)?</ignoreVersion>
+        <ignoreVersion type="regex">(?i).*M(?:-?\d+)?</ignoreVersion>
+    </ignoreVersions>
+
+    <rules>
+    </rules>
+    
+</ruleset>
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diff --git a/runtime/pom.xml b/runtime/pom.xml
index e7f2c3aa9f..7e421b9c8b 100644
--- a/runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/runtime/pom.xml
@@ -17,22 +17,17 @@
     limitations under the License.
 
 -->
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-
     <groupId>org.apache.camel.k</groupId>
     <artifactId>camel-k-runtime-parent</artifactId>
     <version>0.1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-
+    
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
-
         <camel.version>2.23.0</camel.version>
         <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
         <junit-jupiter.version>5.3.2</junit-jupiter.version>
@@ -49,11 +44,12 @@
         <spock.version>1.2-groovy-2.5</spock.version>
         <jackson.version>2.9.7</jackson.version>
         <spring-boot.version>2.1.0.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
-
         <gmavenplus-plugin.version>1.6.1</gmavenplus-plugin.version>
         <fabric8-maven-plugin.version>3.5.40</fabric8-maven-plugin.version>
         <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.8.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+        <versions-maven-plugin.version>2.7</versions-maven-plugin.version>
+        <directory-maven-plugin.version>0.3.1</directory-maven-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
@@ -79,7 +75,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.8.0</version>
+                    <version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <source>1.8</source>
                         <target>1.8</target>
@@ -96,7 +92,7 @@
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>
     </build>
-
+    
     <modules>
         <module>jvm</module>
         <module>groovy</module>
@@ -108,4 +104,42 @@
         <module>camel-knative</module>
     </modules>
 
-</project>
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>deps</id>
+            <activation>
+                <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <defaultGoal>initialize versions:display-dependency-updates</defaultGoal>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.commonjava.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>directory-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>${directory-maven-plugin.version}</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>directories</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>highest-basedir</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <phase>initialize</phase>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <property>camel-k.project.root</property>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>${versions-maven-plugin.version}</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <rulesUri>file:///${camel-k.project.root}/.maven-versions-rules.xml</rulesUri>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+</project>
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