diff --git a/CHANGELOG.adoc b/CHANGELOG.adoc
index ba3acf3..a9ea3b3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.adoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.adoc
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 = Changelog
 
+== Version 2.8.0
+
+* Support configuring the URL to the incubator repository via `incubatorRepoUrl` and allow to disable the incubator repository via `addIncubatorRepo`
+
 == Version 2.7.1
 
 * Fix inverted status check which _fails_ for any 2xx HTTP status
diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 230ec9a..ac6c654 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ Add the following to your `pom.xml`
     <plugin>
       <groupId>com.deviceinsight.helm</groupId>
       <artifactId>helm-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.0</version>
+      <version>2.8.0</version>
       <configuration>
         <chartName>my-chart</chartName>
         <chartRepoUrl>https://kubernetes-charts.storage.googleapis.com/</chartRepoUrl>
-        <helmVersion>2.13.0</helmVersion>
+        <helmVersion>3.4.2</helmVersion>
         <strictLint>true</strictLint>
         <valuesFile>src/test/helm/my-chart/values.yaml</valuesFile>
       </configuration>
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ that the correct docker image is used. An example snippet:
 
 |chartName |The Maven `artifactId` |The name of the chart
 |chartVersion |`${project.model.version}` |The version of the chart
-|chartRepoUrl |`"https://kubernetes-helm.storage.googleapis.com/"` |The URL of the Chart repository where dependencies are required from and where charts should be published to
+|chartRepoUrl |`null` |The URL of the Chart repository where dependencies are required from and where charts should be published to
+|incubatorRepoUrl |`https://charts.helm.sh/incubator` |The URL to the incubator Chart repository
+|addIncubatorRepo |`true` |Whether the repository defined in `incubatorRepoUrl` should be added when running the package goal
 |chartPublishUrl |`${chartRepoUrl}/api/charts` |The URL that will be used for publishing the chart. The default value will work if `chartRepoUrl` refers to a ChartMuseum.
 |chartPublishMethod |"POST" |The HTTP method that will be used for publishing requests
 |chartDeleteUrl |`${chartRepoUrl}/api/charts/${chartName}/${chartVersion}` |The URL that will be used for deleting a previous version of the chart. This is used for updating SNAPSHOT versions. The default value will work if `chartRepoUrl` refers to a ChartMuseum.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 13a1d68..82cc13e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>com.deviceinsight.helm</groupId>
 	<artifactId>helm-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-	<version>2.7.1</version>
+	<version>2.8.0</version>
 	<packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
 
 	<name>Helm Maven Plugin</name>
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<url>https://github.com/deviceinsight/helm-maven-plugin</url>
 
 	<properties>
-		<kotlin.version>1.4.10</kotlin.version>
+		<kotlin.version>1.4.21</kotlin.version>
 		<kotlin.compiler.jvmTarget>1.8</kotlin.compiler.jvmTarget>
 		<maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
 		<maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
@@ -22,16 +22,16 @@
 		<maven-project.version>2.2.1</maven-project.version>
 		<maven-artifact-transfer.version>0.12.0</maven-artifact-transfer.version>
 
-		<jackson.version>2.11.3</jackson.version>
+		<jackson.version>2.12.0</jackson.version>
 		<httpclient.version>4.5.13</httpclient.version>
 
 		<junit.jupiter.version>5.7.0</junit.jupiter.version>
-		<assertj-core.version>3.18.0</assertj-core.version>
+		<assertj-core.version>3.18.1</assertj-core.version>
 
-		<dokka-maven-plugin.version>1.4.10.2</dokka-maven-plugin.version>
+		<dokka-maven-plugin.version>1.4.20</dokka-maven-plugin.version>
 		<maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.8.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
 		<maven-source-plugin.version>3.2.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
-		<gitflow-maven-plugin.version>1.14.0</gitflow-maven-plugin.version>
+		<gitflow-maven-plugin.version>1.15.0</gitflow-maven-plugin.version>
 		<nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.8</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
 		<maven-gpg-plugin.version>1.6</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
 	</properties>
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/deviceinsight/helm/PackageMojo.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/deviceinsight/helm/PackageMojo.kt
index a0d50b0..7642276 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/deviceinsight/helm/PackageMojo.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/deviceinsight/helm/PackageMojo.kt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import java.io.File
 class PackageMojo : AbstractHelmMojo() {
 
 	companion object {
-		private val PLACEHOLDER_REGEX = Regex("""\$\{(.*?)\}""")
+		private val PLACEHOLDER_REGEX = Regex("""\$\{(.*?)}""")
 		private val SUBSTITUTED_EXTENSIONS = setOf("json", "tpl", "yml", "yaml")
 	}
 
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ class PackageMojo : AbstractHelmMojo() {
 	@Parameter(property = "chartRepoPassword", required = false)
 	private var chartRepoPassword: String? = null
 
-	private val incubatorRepository = "https://charts.helm.sh/incubator"
+	@Parameter(property = "incubatorRepoUrl", defaultValue = "https://charts.helm.sh/incubator")
+	private var incubatorRepoUrl: String = "https://charts.helm.sh/incubator"
+
+	@Parameter(property = "addIncubatorRepo", defaultValue = "true")
+	private var addIncubatorRepo: Boolean = true
 
 	@Throws(MojoExecutionException::class)
 	override fun execute() {
@@ -79,7 +83,9 @@ class PackageMojo : AbstractHelmMojo() {
 				executeCmd("$helm init --client-only")
 			}
 
-			executeCmd("$helm repo add incubator $incubatorRepository")
+			if (addIncubatorRepo) {
+				executeCmd("$helm repo add incubator $incubatorRepoUrl")
+			}
 			if (chartRepoUrl != null) {
 				val authParams = if (chartRepoUsername != null && chartRepoPassword != null) {
 					" --username $chartRepoUsername --password $chartRepoPassword"