diff --git a/script/Makefile b/script/Makefile
index f548595eef..8aab58b686 100644
--- a/script/Makefile
+++ b/script/Makefile
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ check-platform:
 maven-overlay:
 	@echo "####### Preparing maven dependencies bundle..."
 	mkdir -p build/_maven_overlay
-	./script/maven_overlay.sh $(RUNTIME_VERSION) build/_maven_overlay $(CAMEL_K_RUNTIME_DIR)
+	./script/maven_overlay.sh $(RUNTIME_VERSION) build/_maven_overlay $(STAGING_RUNTIME_REPO) $(CAMEL_K_RUNTIME_DIR)
 
 kamel-overlay:
 	@echo "####### Copying kamel CLI to output build directory..."
diff --git a/script/maven_overlay.sh b/script/maven_overlay.sh
index 2804f847d4..e02786fa86 100755
--- a/script/maven_overlay.sh
+++ b/script/maven_overlay.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 # Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
 # contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ location=$(dirname $0)
 rootdir=$(realpath ${location}/../)
 
 if [ "$#" -lt 2 ]; then
-  echo "usage: $0 <output directory> <Camel K runtime version> [<local Camel K runtime project directory>]"
+  echo "usage: $0 <Camel K runtime version> <output directory> [<staging repository>] [<local Camel K runtime project directory>]"
   exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -30,7 +30,45 @@ fi
 
 runtime_version=$1
 output_dir=$2
-local_runtime_dir=${3:-}
+staging_repo=${3:-}
+local_runtime_dir=${4:-}
+
+if [ -n "$staging_repo" ]; then
+    if  [[ $staging_repo == http:* ]] || [[ $staging_repo == https:* ]]; then
+        options="${options} -s ${rootdir}/settings.xml"
+        cat << EOF > ${rootdir}/settings.xml
+<settings xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.0.0.xsd">
+   <profiles>
+     <profile>
+       <id>camel-k-staging</id>
+       <repositories>
+         <repository>
+           <id>camel-k-staging-releases</id>
+           <name>Camel K Staging</name>
+           <url>${staging_repo}</url>
+           <releases>
+             <enabled>true</enabled>
+             <updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
+           </releases>
+           <snapshots>
+             <enabled>false</enabled>
+           </snapshots>
+         </repository>
+       </repositories>
+     </profile>
+   </profiles>
+   <activeProfiles>
+     <activeProfile>camel-k-staging</activeProfile>
+   </activeProfiles>
+</settings>
+EOF
+    else
+        local_runtime_dir="${staging_repo}"
+        staging_repo=""
+    fi
+fi
+
 
 if [ -z "$local_runtime_dir" ]; then
     mvn -q \
@@ -39,31 +77,34 @@ if [ -z "$local_runtime_dir" ]; then
       -Dartifact=org.apache.camel.k:camel-k-maven-logging:${runtime_version}:zip \
       -DoutputDirectory=${rootdir}/${output_dir}
 
-      mv ${rootdir}/${output_dir}/camel-k-maven-logging-${runtime_version}.zip ${rootdir}/${output_dir}/camel-k-maven-logging.zip
+    mv ${rootdir}/${output_dir}/camel-k-maven-logging-${runtime_version}.zip ${rootdir}/${output_dir}/camel-k-maven-logging.zip
 else
-      # Take the dependencies from a local development environment
-      camel_k_runtime_source=$3
-      camel_k_runtime_source_version=$(mvn -f $camel_k_runtime_source/pom.xml help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)
-
-      if [ "$runtime_version" != "$camel_k_runtime_source_version" ]; then
-          echo "WARNING! You're building Camel K project using $runtime_version but trying to bundle dependencies from local Camel K runtime $camel_k_runtime_source_version"
-      fi
-
-      mvn -q \
-        $options \
-        -am \
-        -f $camel_k_runtime_source/support/camel-k-maven-logging/pom.xml \
-        install
-
-      mvn -q \
-        $options \
-        dependency:copy \
-        -Dartifact=org.apache.camel.k:camel-k-maven-logging:$camel_k_runtime_source_version:zip \
-        -DoutputDirectory=${rootdir}/${output_dir}
-
-      mv ${rootdir}/${output_dir}/camel-k-maven-logging-$camel_k_runtime_source_version.zip ${rootdir}/${output_dir}/camel-k-maven-logging.zip
+    # Take the dependencies from a local development environment
+    camel_k_runtime_source_version=$(mvn -f $local_runtime_dir/pom.xml help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)
+
+    if [ "$runtime_version" != "$camel_k_runtime_source_version" ]; then
+        echo "WARNING! You're building Camel K project using $runtime_version but trying to bundle dependencies from local Camel K runtime $camel_k_runtime_source_version"
+    fi
+
+    mvn -q \
+      $options \
+      -am \
+      -f $local_runtime_dir/support/camel-k-maven-logging/pom.xml \
+      install
+
+    mvn -q \
+      $options \
+      dependency:copy \
+      -Dartifact=org.apache.camel.k:camel-k-maven-logging:$camel_k_runtime_source_version:zip \
+      -DoutputDirectory=${rootdir}/${output_dir}
+
+    mv ${rootdir}/${output_dir}/camel-k-maven-logging-$camel_k_runtime_source_version.zip ${rootdir}/${output_dir}/camel-k-maven-logging.zip
 fi
 
 unzip -q -o ${rootdir}/${output_dir}/camel-k-maven-logging.zip -d ${rootdir}/${output_dir}
 
+if [ -n "$staging_repo" ]; then
+    rm ${rootdir}/settings.xml
+fi
+
 rm ${rootdir}/${output_dir}/camel-k-maven-logging.zip