diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-for-quarkus-version.yml b/.github/workflows/build-for-quarkus-version.yml
index 53896bc04..40967e10c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-for-quarkus-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-for-quarkus-version.yml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ jobs:
           git switch pr-to-check
           ./update-version.sh 999.${{ github.event.inputs.quarkus-pr }}-SNAPSHOT
           echo "quarkus_f8_version=$(./mvnw help:evaluate -Dexpression=kubernetes-client.version -q -DforceStdout)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          ./mvnw -Dquickly
+          ./mvnw -Dquickly -Puse-snapshots
           cd -
 
       - name: Check-out Fabric8 client PR if requested
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 7bec12e61..84426a43b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 name: Build PRs and main when updated
 
 on:
+  schedule:
+    # daily run
+    - cron: '0 0 * * *'
   push:
     branches:
-      - "main"
+      - "next-fabric8-version"
     paths-ignore:
       - '.gitignore'
       - 'CODEOWNERS'
@@ -83,7 +86,8 @@ jobs:
         java-version: [ 17, 21 ]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-for-quarkus-version.yml
     with:
-      quarkus-version: ${{ needs.extract-project-metadata.outputs.latest_stable_quarkus }}
+#      quarkus-version: ${{ needs.extract-project-metadata.outputs.latest_stable_quarkus }}
+      quarkus-version: 999-SNAPSHOT
       java-version: ${{ matrix.java-version }}
       branch: ${{ needs.extract-project-metadata.outputs.branch_name }}
       native-modules: "integration-tests"
diff --git a/bom/pom.xml b/bom/pom.xml
index 9b9b95c96..31d0a5203 100644
--- a/bom/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/pom.xml
@@ -38,8 +38,19 @@
     <url>https://github.com/quarkiverse/quarkus-operator-sdk/issues/</url>
   </issueManagement>
 
+  <properties>
+    <fabric8-client.version>7.0-SNAPSHOT</fabric8-client.version>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.fabric8</groupId>
+        <artifactId>kubernetes-client-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${fabric8-client.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>
         <artifactId>quarkus-bom</artifactId>
diff --git a/build-parent/pom.xml b/build-parent/pom.xml
index 2def21f4d..390f0e14d 100644
--- a/build-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/build-parent/pom.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
   </properties>
+
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
       <dependency>