diff --git a/src/main/groovy/nebula/test/dependencies/DependencyGraphBuilder.groovy b/src/main/groovy/nebula/test/dependencies/DependencyGraphBuilder.groovy
index 14169d1..cb8ddaf 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/nebula/test/dependencies/DependencyGraphBuilder.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/nebula/test/dependencies/DependencyGraphBuilder.groovy
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
 package nebula.test.dependencies
 
 class DependencyGraphBuilder {
+
+    private static final DEFAULT_STATUS = 'integration'
+
     Map<String, DependencyGraphNode> modules = [:]
 
     DependencyGraphBuilder addModule(String coordinate) {
-        def (group, artifact, version) = coordinate.trim().tokenize(':')
-        addModule(group, artifact, version)
+        def (group, artifact, version, status) = coordinate.trim().tokenize(':')
+        addModule(group, artifact, version, status)
     }
 
     DependencyGraphBuilder addModule(String group, String artifact, String version) {
-        String key = "${group}:${artifact}:${version}".toString()
-        modules[key] = new DependencyGraphNode(coordinate: new Coordinate(group: group, artifact: artifact, version: version))
+        addModule(group, artifact, version, DEFAULT_STATUS)
+    }
 
+    DependencyGraphBuilder addModule(String group, String artifact, String version, String status) {
+        String key = "${group}:${artifact}:${version}".toString()
+        modules[key] = new DependencyGraphNode(coordinate: new Coordinate(group: group, artifact: artifact, version: version), status: status ?: DEFAULT_STATUS)
         this
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/nebula/test/dependencies/GradleDependencyGeneratorSpec.groovy b/src/test/groovy/nebula/test/dependencies/GradleDependencyGeneratorSpec.groovy
index 3812411..286aa37 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/nebula/test/dependencies/GradleDependencyGeneratorSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/nebula/test/dependencies/GradleDependencyGeneratorSpec.groovy
@@ -47,6 +47,56 @@ class GradleDependencyGeneratorSpec extends Specification {
         }
     }
 
+    def 'publishes ivy status using DependencyGraphBuilder.addModule - passing status'() {
+        given:
+        def directory = 'build/testdependencies/ivypublishAddModuleWithStatus'
+        def graph = new DependencyGraphBuilder().addModule('test.resolved:a:1.0.0:release')
+                .addModule('test.resolved:a:1.1.0:release').build()
+        def generator = new GradleDependencyGenerator(graph, directory)
+
+        when:
+        generator.generateTestIvyRepo()
+
+        then:
+        def ivyRepo = new File('build/testdependencies/ivypublishAddModuleWithStatus')
+        def xml = new File(ivyRepo, 'ivyrepo/test/resolved/a/1.1.0/a-1.1.0-ivy.xml')
+        xml.exists()
+        xml.text.contains("status=\"release\"")
+    }
+
+    def 'publishes ivy status using DependencyGraphBuilder.addModule'() {
+        given:
+        def directory = 'build/testdependencies/ivypublishAddModule'
+        def graph = new DependencyGraphBuilder().addModule('test.resolved:a:1.0.0')
+                .addModule('test.resolved:a:1.1.0').build()
+        def generator = new GradleDependencyGenerator(graph, directory)
+
+        when:
+        generator.generateTestIvyRepo()
+
+        then:
+        def ivyRepo = new File('build/testdependencies/ivypublishAddModule')
+        def xml = new File(ivyRepo, 'ivyrepo/test/resolved/a/1.1.0/a-1.1.0-ivy.xml')
+        xml.exists()
+        xml.text.contains("status=\"integration\"")
+    }
+
+    def 'DependencyGraphBuilder using map for DependencyGraph'() {
+        given:
+        def directory = 'build/testdependencies/ivypublishMap'
+        def graph = ['test.resolved:a:1.0.0', 'test.resolved:a:1.1.0']
+        def generator = new GradleDependencyGenerator(new DependencyGraph(graph), directory)
+
+        when:
+        generator.generateTestIvyRepo()
+
+        then:
+        def ivyRepo = new File('build/testdependencies/ivypublishMap')
+        def xml = new File(ivyRepo, 'ivyrepo/test/resolved/a/1.1.0/a-1.1.0-ivy.xml')
+        xml.exists()
+        xml.text.contains("status=\"integration\"")
+    }
+
     def 'generate an ivy repo'() {
         def directory = 'build/testdependencies/testivyrepo'
         def graph = ['test.ivy:foo:1.0.0']