diff --git a/manifests/manifests.go b/manifests/manifests.go
index 65a4c76..8e51539 100644
--- a/manifests/manifests.go
+++ b/manifests/manifests.go
@@ -8,9 +8,28 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-func validDependency(components []string, dependency string) bool {
+// Kind of the dependency (enum)
+type Kind int
+
+// Weak dependency is one, changes to which cause rebuild of its dependents,
+// but dependents builds can run in parallel with its build
+var Weak Kind = 1
+
+// Strong dependency is one, changes to which cause rebuild of its dependentes,
+// and the dependent builds can only be run when its build successfully finishes
+var Strong Kind = 2
+
+// Dependency holds information about the dependency relationship of one
+// component with another. Dependencies hav a string name and a kind, which
+// can be Weak or Strong
+type Dependency struct {
+	name string
+	kind Kind
+}
+
+func validDependency(components []string, dependency Dependency) bool {
 	for _, c := range components {
-		if c == dependency {
+		if c == dependency.name {
 			return true
 		}
 	}
@@ -18,52 +37,90 @@ func validDependency(components []string, dependency string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func Read(manifestPaths []string, dependOnSelf bool) ([]string, map[string][]string, []error) {
-	dependencies := make(map[string][]string, len(manifestPaths))
+func readDependency(line string) (Dependency, error) {
+	dep := strings.TrimRight(strings.TrimSpace(line), "/")
+
+	// blank line or comment
+	if len(dep) < 1 || dep[0] == '#' {
+		return Dependency{}, nil
+	}
+
+	// strong dependency
+	if dep[0] == '!' {
+		return Dependency{dep[1:], Strong}, nil
+	}
+
+	return Dependency{dep, Weak}, nil
+}
+
+func ReadManifest(path string) (string, []Dependency, []error) {
+	dependencies := make([]Dependency, 0)
+	errors := make([]error, 0)
+
+	file, err := os.Open(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", nil, []error{fmt.Errorf("cannot open dependency manifest %s: %s", path, err)}
+	}
+
+	dir, _ := filepath.Split(path)
+	component := strings.TrimRight(dir, "/")
+
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(file)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		dep, err := readDependency(scanner.Text())
+
+		if err != nil {
+			errors = append(errors, err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// comment or blank line
+		if dep.name == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		dependencies = append(dependencies, dep)
+	}
+
+	err = scanner.Err()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", nil, []error{fmt.Errorf("cannot read dependency manifest %s: %s", path, err)}
+	}
+
+	return component, dependencies, nil
+}
+
+func Read(manifestPaths []string, dependOnSelf bool) ([]string, map[string][]Dependency, []error) {
+	dependencies := make(map[string][]Dependency, len(manifestPaths))
 	components := make([]string, 0)
 	errors := []error{}
 
 	for _, manifest := range manifestPaths {
-		file, err := os.Open(manifest)
+		component, deps, err := ReadManifest(manifest)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, []error{fmt.Errorf("cannot open dependency manifest %s: %s", manifest, err)}
+			errors = append(errors, err...)
+			continue
 		}
 
-		dir, _ := filepath.Split(manifest)
-		component := strings.TrimRight(dir, "/")
-		components = append(components, component)
-
 		if dependOnSelf {
-			dependencies[component] = []string{component}
-		} else {
-			dependencies[component] = []string{}
+			deps = append([]Dependency{Dependency{component, Weak}}, deps...)
 		}
 
-		scanner := bufio.NewScanner(file)
-		for scanner.Scan() {
-			dep := strings.TrimRight(strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text()), "/")
-			if len(dep) > 0 && dep[0] != '#' {
-				dependencies[component] = append(dependencies[component], dep)
-			}
-		}
-
-		err = scanner.Err()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, []error{fmt.Errorf("cannot read dependency manifest %s: %s", manifest, err)}
-		}
+		components = append(components, component)
+		dependencies[component] = deps
 	}
 
 	// validate dependencies
 	for manifest, deps := range dependencies {
 		for _, dep := range deps {
 			if !validDependency(components, dep) {
-				errors = append(errors, fmt.Errorf("unknown dependency '%s' of '%s'", dep, manifest))
+				errors = append(errors, fmt.Errorf("unknown dependency '%s' of '%s'", dep.name, manifest))
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	if len(errors) > 0 {
-		return components, dependencies, errors
+		return nil, nil, errors
 	}
 
 	return components, dependencies, nil
diff --git a/manifests/manifests_test.go b/manifests/manifests_test.go
index 0ab0d09..f6996e9 100644
--- a/manifests/manifests_test.go
+++ b/manifests/manifests_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func Test_Read(t *testing.T) {
 		cwd     string
 		pattern string
 		want    []string
-		want1   map[string][]string
+		want1   map[string][]Dependency
 		wantErr bool
 	}{
 		{
@@ -44,15 +44,15 @@ func Test_Read(t *testing.T) {
 				"libs/lib3",
 				"stack1",
 			},
-			map[string][]string{
-				"app1":      []string{"app1", "libs/lib1", "libs/lib2"},
-				"app2":      []string{"app2", "libs/lib2", "libs/lib3"},
-				"app3":      []string{"app3", "libs/lib3"},
-				"app4":      []string{"app4"},
-				"libs/lib1": []string{"libs/lib1", "libs/lib3"},
-				"libs/lib2": []string{"libs/lib2", "libs/lib3"},
-				"libs/lib3": []string{"libs/lib3"},
-				"stack1":    []string{"stack1", "app1", "app2", "app3"},
+			map[string][]Dependency{
+				"app1":      []Dependency{{"app1", Weak}, {"libs/lib1", Weak}, {"libs/lib2", Weak}},
+				"app2":      []Dependency{{"app2", Weak}, {"libs/lib2", Weak}, {"libs/lib3", Weak}},
+				"app3":      []Dependency{{"app3", Weak}, {"libs/lib3", Weak}},
+				"app4":      []Dependency{{"app4", Weak}},
+				"libs/lib1": []Dependency{{"libs/lib1", Weak}, {"libs/lib3", Weak}},
+				"libs/lib2": []Dependency{{"libs/lib2", Weak}, {"libs/lib3", Weak}},
+				"libs/lib3": []Dependency{{"libs/lib3", Weak}},
+				"stack1":    []Dependency{{"stack1", Weak}, {"app1", Strong}, {"app2", Strong}, {"app3", Strong}},
 			},
 			false,
 		},
diff --git a/test/fixtures/manifests-test/stack1/Dependencies b/test/fixtures/manifests-test/stack1/Dependencies
index b6e9ff0..d0c1b6d 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/manifests-test/stack1/Dependencies
+++ b/test/fixtures/manifests-test/stack1/Dependencies
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # frontend
-app1
+!app1
 
 # backend
-app2
-app3
\ No newline at end of file
+!app2
+!app3