diff --git a/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/publishing/verification/PublishVerificationPlugin.groovy b/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/publishing/verification/PublishVerificationPlugin.groovy
index 075511c..6e45259 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/publishing/verification/PublishVerificationPlugin.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/publishing/verification/PublishVerificationPlugin.groovy
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class PublishVerificationPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
                 void execute(VerifyPublicationTask verifyPublicationTask) {
                     verifyPublicationTask.projectName.set(project.name)
                     verifyPublicationTask.targetStatus.set(project.status.toString())
-                    verifyPublicationTask.runtimeClasspath.set(project.configurations.named(sourceSet.getRuntimeClasspathConfigurationName()))
+                    verifyPublicationTask.resolvedComponentResultProvider = project.configurations.named(sourceSet.getRuntimeClasspathConfigurationName()).get().incoming.resolutionResult.rootComponent
                     verifyPublicationTask.ignore.set(extension.ignore)
                     verifyPublicationTask.ignoreGroups.set(extension.ignoreGroups)
                     verifyPublicationTask.verificationViolationsCollectorHolderExtension.set(verificationViolationsCollectorHolderExtension)
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/publishing/verification/VerifyPublicationTask.groovy b/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/publishing/verification/VerifyPublicationTask.groovy
index 889b1ea..d3642f9 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/publishing/verification/VerifyPublicationTask.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/publishing/verification/VerifyPublicationTask.groovy
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ import org.gradle.api.DefaultTask
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.*
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.component.ProjectComponentIdentifier
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.result.DependencyResult
+import org.gradle.api.artifacts.result.ResolvedComponentResult
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.result.ResolvedDependencyResult
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.result.UnresolvedDependencyResult
 import org.gradle.api.provider.ListProperty
 import org.gradle.api.provider.Property
+import org.gradle.api.provider.Provider
 import org.gradle.api.provider.SetProperty
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.Classpath
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.Input
@@ -28,13 +30,12 @@ abstract class VerifyPublicationTask extends DefaultTask {
     @Input
     abstract Property<String> getTargetStatus()
 
-    @InputFiles
-    @Classpath
-    abstract Property<Configuration> getRuntimeClasspath()
-
     @Input
     abstract Property<String> getProjectName()
 
+    @Internal
+    Provider<ResolvedComponentResult> resolvedComponentResultProvider
+
     @Input
     abstract ListProperty<Dependency> getDefinedDependencies()
 
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ abstract class VerifyPublicationTask extends DefaultTask {
 
     @TaskAction
     void verifyDependencies() {
-        Set<ResolvedDependencyResult> firstLevel = getNonProjectDependencies(runtimeClasspath.get())
+        Set<ResolvedDependencyResult> firstLevel = getNonProjectDependencies(resolvedComponentResultProvider.get())
         List<StatusVerificationViolation> violations = new StatusVerification(ignore.get(), ignoreGroups.get(), targetStatus.get()).verify(firstLevel)
 
         List<VersionSelectorVerificationViolation> versionViolations = new VersionSelectorVerification(ignore.get(), ignoreGroups.get()).verify(definedDependencies.get())
@@ -55,8 +56,8 @@ abstract class VerifyPublicationTask extends DefaultTask {
         verificationViolationsCollectorHolderExtension.get().collector.put(projectName.get(), new ViolationsContainer(statusViolations:  violations, versionSelectorViolations: versionViolations))
     }
 
-    private static Set<ResolvedDependencyResult> getNonProjectDependencies(Configuration runtimeClasspath) {
-        Set<? extends DependencyResult> firstLevelDependencies = runtimeClasspath.incoming.resolutionResult.root.getDependencies()
+    private static Set<ResolvedDependencyResult> getNonProjectDependencies(ResolvedComponentResult resolvedComponentResult) {
+        Set<? extends DependencyResult> firstLevelDependencies = resolvedComponentResult.dependencies
                 .findAll { !it.constraint }
         List<UnresolvedDependencyResult> unresolvedDependencies = firstLevelDependencies.findAll { it instanceof UnresolvedDependencyResult } as List<UnresolvedDependencyResult>
         if (! unresolvedDependencies.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/nebula/plugin/publishing/verification/VerifyPublicationTaskSpec.groovy b/src/test/groovy/nebula/plugin/publishing/verification/VerifyPublicationTaskSpec.groovy
index 4dbe4f9..d120362 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/nebula/plugin/publishing/verification/VerifyPublicationTaskSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/nebula/plugin/publishing/verification/VerifyPublicationTaskSpec.groovy
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class VerifyPublicationTaskSpec extends Specification {
         task.configure {
             ignore.set(Collections.emptySet())
             ignoreGroups.set(Collections.emptySet())
-            runtimeClasspath.set(project.configurations.getByName(project.sourceSets.main.getRuntimeClasspathConfigurationName()))
+            resolvedComponentResultProvider = project.configurations.named(project.sourceSets.main.getRuntimeClasspathConfigurationName()).get().incoming.resolutionResult.rootComponent
             definedDependencies.set(project.configurations.collect { Configuration configuration ->
                 configuration.dependencies
             }.flatten() as List<Dependency>)