diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index bf668124e0..93d82942aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -15,5 +15,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           java-version: '11'
           distribution: 'adopt'
+      - name: Dependency Test
+        run: mvn test -Dtest=org.myrobotlab.framework.DependencyTest -q
       - name: Build with Maven
-        run: mvn --batch-mode -Dtest=!**/OpenCV* test -X
+        run: mvn --batch-mode -Dtest=!**/OpenCV* test -q
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 85c66205f7..a0e8bed48e 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -92,6 +92,26 @@ pipeline {
          }
       } // stage compile
 
+      stage('dependencies') {
+         when {
+               expression { params.verify == 'true' }
+         }
+         steps {
+            script {
+               // TODO - integration tests !
+               if (isUnix()) {
+                  sh '''
+                     mvn test -Dtest=org.myrobotlab.framework.DependencyTest -q
+                  '''
+               } else {
+                  bat '''
+                     mvn test -Dtest=org.myrobotlab.framework.DependencyTest -q
+                  '''
+               }
+            }
+         }
+      } // stage verify      
+
       stage('verify') {
          when {
                expression { params.verify == 'true' }
@@ -101,11 +121,11 @@ pipeline {
                // TODO - integration tests !
                if (isUnix()) {
                   sh '''
-                     mvn -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -Dsurefire.skipAfterFailureCount=1  -DargLine="-Xmx1024m" verify --fail-fast
+                     mvn -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -DargLine="-Xmx1024m" verify --fail-fast -q
                   '''
                } else {
                   bat '''
-                     mvn -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -Dsurefire.skipAfterFailureCount=1  -DargLine="-Xmx1024m" verify --fail-fast
+                     mvn -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -DargLine="-Xmx1024m" verify --fail-fast -q
                   '''
                }
             }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/myrobotlab/framework/DependencyTest.java b/src/test/java/org/myrobotlab/framework/DependencyTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4d264d9852
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/myrobotlab/framework/DependencyTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package org.myrobotlab.framework;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.myrobotlab.test.AbstractTest;
+
+public class DependencyTest extends AbstractTest {
+
+  @Test
+  public void test() {
+    System.out.println("dependencies were successful !");
+  }
+
+}