diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 5a6a1ec1..d3a38c93 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 @file:Suppress("DSL_SCOPE_VIOLATION", "UnstableApiUsage")
 
+import com.github.benmanes.gradle.versions.updates.DependencyUpdatesTask
+
 buildscript {
   repositories {
     maven {
@@ -16,6 +18,22 @@ plugins {
   alias(libs.plugins.vcu)
 }
 
+fun isNonStable(version: String): Boolean {
+  val stableKeyword = listOf("RELEASE", "FINAL", "GA").any { version.toUpperCase().contains(it) }
+  val regex = "^[0-9,.v-]+(-r)?$".toRegex()
+  val isStable = stableKeyword || regex.matches(version)
+  return isStable.not()
+}
+
+tasks.withType<DependencyUpdatesTask>().configureEach {
+  rejectVersionIf { isNonStable(candidate.version) && !isNonStable(currentVersion) }
+  checkForGradleUpdate = false
+  checkBuildEnvironmentConstraints = true
+  outputFormatter = "json"
+  outputDir = "build/dependencyUpdates"
+  reportfileName = "report"
+}
+
 group = "dev.msfjarvis.claw"
 
 version = "1.0"