diff --git a/ci/scripts/stage.sh b/ci/scripts/stage.sh
index 3228bac2..7236cc9d 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/stage.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/stage.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ fi
 echo "Staging ${stageVersion} (next version will be ${nextVersion})"
 run_maven versions:set -DnewVersion=${stageVersion} -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
 run_maven org.eclipse.tycho:tycho-versions-plugin:update-eclipse-metadata
-run_maven --projects io.spring.javaformat:spring-javaformat-vscode-extension antrun:run@update-version
+run_maven --projects io.spring.javaformat:spring-javaformat-vscode-extension -P '!formatter-dependencies' antrun:run@update-version
 
 git config user.name "Spring Builds" > /dev/null
 git config user.email "spring-builds@users.noreply.github.com" > /dev/null
diff --git a/spring-javaformat-vscode/spring-javaformat-vscode-extension/pom.xml b/spring-javaformat-vscode/spring-javaformat-vscode-extension/pom.xml
index fd22bab2..9313376e 100644
--- a/spring-javaformat-vscode/spring-javaformat-vscode-extension/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-javaformat-vscode/spring-javaformat-vscode-extension/pom.xml
@@ -138,11 +138,19 @@
 			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
-	<dependencies>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>io.spring.javaformat</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-javaformat-formatter-shaded</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
-		</dependency>
-	</dependencies>
+	<profiles>
+		<profile>
+			<id>formatter-dependencies</id>
+			<activation>
+				<activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
+			</activation>
+			<dependencies>
+				<dependency>
+					<groupId>io.spring.javaformat</groupId>
+					<artifactId>spring-javaformat-formatter-shaded</artifactId>
+					<version>${project.version}</version>
+				</dependency>
+			</dependencies>
+		</profile>
+	</profiles>
 </project>