diff --git a/javapackages-tools.yaml b/javapackages-tools.yaml
index 318f84a..ad40d1b 100644
--- a/javapackages-tools.yaml
+++ b/javapackages-tools.yaml
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ data:
 
 '
         ref: a7db2f5a6cd56456dc54bb1b791b65597c318604
+        buildorder: -200
       cdi-api:
         rationale: 'Runtime dependency of sisu. Build dependency of plexus-cipher,
           sisu.
@@ -451,6 +452,7 @@ data:
           xerces-j2,\n     xml-commons-apis, xml-commons-resolver, xmlunit, xmvn,\n
           \    xz-java.\n"
         ref: 00902c070d2dd2294b96f84cb9e47aef76f3f97d
+        buildorder: -100
       jaxen:
         rationale: 'Build dependency of jdom, jdom2, velocity.
 
@@ -828,6 +830,7 @@ data:
           httpcomponents-core, maven,\n     maven-artifact-transfer, maven-invoker-plugin,\n
           \    maven-resolver, xmlunit.\n"
         ref: 7500e113dc5ba32e4e89398413d5e708da280138
+        buildorder: -50
       modello:
         rationale: "Build dependency of maven, maven-assembly-plugin,\n     maven-doxia,
           maven-doxia-sitetools,\n     maven-file-management, maven-invoker-plugin,\n