diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ecd5d88da9..40cbb1de47 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     <fabric8-httpclient-impl.name>jdk</fabric8-httpclient-impl.name>
 
     <junit.version>5.12.0</junit.version>
-    <fabric8-client.version>7.1.0</fabric8-client.version>
+    <fabric8-client.version>7.2-SNAPSHOT</fabric8-client.version>
     <slf4j.version>2.0.12</slf4j.version>
     <log4j.version>2.24.3</log4j.version>
     <mokito.version>5.16.0</mokito.version>
@@ -237,6 +237,19 @@
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
 
+  <repositories>
+    <repository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>true</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>oss.sonatype.org-snapshot</id>
+      <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
+    </repository>
+  </repositories>
+
   <build>
     <pluginManagement>
       <plugins>