diff --git a/pkg/builder/builder_steps.go b/pkg/builder/builder_steps.go
index e33597a81f..a1ce547105 100644
--- a/pkg/builder/builder_steps.go
+++ b/pkg/builder/builder_steps.go
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/apache/camel-k/pkg/util/jitpack"
+
+	"github.com/rs/xid"
+
 	"github.com/apache/camel-k/pkg/util/controller"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/selection"
 
@@ -184,7 +188,33 @@ func injectDependencies(ctx *Context) error {
 
 			ctx.Maven.Project.AddEncodedDependencyGAV(gav)
 		default:
-			return fmt.Errorf("unknown dependency type: %s", d)
+			if dep := jitpack.ToDependency(d); dep != nil {
+				ctx.Maven.Project.AddDependency(*dep)
+
+				addRepo := true
+				for _, repo := range ctx.Maven.Project.Repositories {
+					if repo.URL == jitpack.RepoURL {
+						addRepo = false
+						break
+					}
+				}
+				if addRepo {
+					ctx.Maven.Project.Repositories = append(ctx.Maven.Project.Repositories, maven.Repository{
+						ID:  "jitpack.io-" + xid.New().String(),
+						URL: jitpack.RepoURL,
+						Releases: maven.RepositoryPolicy{
+							Enabled:        true,
+							ChecksumPolicy: "fail",
+						},
+						Snapshots: maven.RepositoryPolicy{
+							Enabled:        true,
+							ChecksumPolicy: "fail",
+						},
+					})
+				}
+			} else {
+				return fmt.Errorf("unknown dependency type: %s", d)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/util/jitpack/jitpack.go b/pkg/util/jitpack/jitpack.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b079930e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/util/jitpack/jitpack.go
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+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.
+*/
+
+package jitpack
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/apache/camel-k/pkg/util/maven"
+)
+
+const RepoURL = "https://jitpack.io"
+const LatestVersion = "master-SNAPSHOT"
+
+func ToDependency(dependencyID string) *maven.Dependency {
+	gav := ""
+
+	switch {
+	case strings.HasPrefix(dependencyID, "github:"):
+		gav = strings.TrimPrefix(dependencyID, "github:")
+		gav = "com.github." + gav
+	case strings.HasPrefix(dependencyID, "gitlab:"):
+		gav = strings.TrimPrefix(dependencyID, "gitlab:")
+		gav = "com.gitlab." + gav
+	case strings.HasPrefix(dependencyID, "bitbucket:"):
+		gav = strings.TrimPrefix(dependencyID, "bitbucket:")
+		gav = "org.bitbucket." + gav
+	case strings.HasPrefix(dependencyID, "gitee:"):
+		gav = strings.TrimPrefix(dependencyID, "gitee:")
+		gav = "com.gitee." + gav
+	case strings.HasPrefix(dependencyID, "azure:"):
+		gav = strings.TrimPrefix(dependencyID, "azure:")
+		gav = "com.azure." + gav
+	}
+
+	if gav == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	gav = strings.Replace(gav, "/", ":", -1)
+	dep, err := maven.ParseGAV(gav)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// if no version is set, then use master-SNAPSHOT which
+	// targets the latest snapshot from the master branch
+	if dep.Version == "" {
+		dep.Version = LatestVersion
+	}
+
+	return &dep
+}
diff --git a/pkg/util/jitpack/jitpack_test.go b/pkg/util/jitpack/jitpack_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..777e7d5c93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/util/jitpack/jitpack_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+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
+
+   hvalp://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.
+*/
+
+package jitpack
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
+	"github.com/apache/camel-k/pkg/util/maven"
+)
+
+func TestConversion(t *testing.T) {
+	var vals = []struct {
+		prefixID  string
+		prefixGav string
+	}{
+		{"github", "com.github"},
+		{"gitlab", "com.gitlab"},
+		{"bitbucket", "org.bitbucket"},
+		{"gitee", "com.gitee"},
+		{"azure", "com.azure"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range vals {
+		val := tt
+		t.Run(val.prefixID, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var d *maven.Dependency
+
+			d = ToDependency(val.prefixID + ":u")
+			assert.Nil(t, d)
+
+			d = ToDependency(val.prefixID + ":u/r/v")
+			assert.NotNil(t, d)
+			assert.Equal(t, val.prefixGav+".u", d.GroupID)
+			assert.Equal(t, "r", d.ArtifactID)
+			assert.Equal(t, "v", d.Version)
+
+			d = ToDependency(val.prefixID + ":u/r")
+			assert.NotNil(t, d)
+			assert.Equal(t, val.prefixGav+".u", d.GroupID)
+			assert.Equal(t, "r", d.ArtifactID)
+			assert.Equal(t, LatestVersion, d.Version)
+		})
+	}
+}