diff --git a/.ci/nightly-build-config.yaml b/.ci/nightly-build-config.yaml
index b9465c12f..8ca503ea2 100644
--- a/.ci/nightly-build-config.yaml
+++ b/.ci/nightly-build-config.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ build:
         ${{ env.PME_CMD }} ${{ env.PME_ALIGNMENT_PARAMS_kiegroup_kogito_examples }}
         bash -c "set -e ; set -o pipefail ; ${{ env.REMOVE_MODULES }} ; ${{ env.PME_BUILD_SCRIPT_kiegroup_kogito_examples }} ${{ env.BUILD_MVN_OPTS }} | tee ${{ env.WORKSPACE }}/kogito_examples.maven.log"
 
+  - project: kiegroup/kie-tools
+    build-command:
+      downstream: |
+        ${{ env.PME_CMD }} ${{ env.PME_ALIGNMENT_PARAMS_kiegroup_kie_tools }}
+        bash -c "set -o pipefail ; ${{ env.PME_BUILD_SCRIPT_kiegroup_kie_tools }} ${{ env.BUILD_MVN_OPTS }} | tee ${{ env.WORKSPACE }}/kie_tools.maven.log"
+
   - project: kiegroup/kogito-images
     build-command:
       downstream: |
diff --git a/.ci/nightly-project-dependencies.yaml b/.ci/nightly-project-dependencies.yaml
index f7ac9b332..1cf197de2 100644
--- a/.ci/nightly-project-dependencies.yaml
+++ b/.ci/nightly-project-dependencies.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ dependencies:
       - project: kiegroup/kogito-runtimes
       - project: kiegroup/kogito-apps
 
-  - project: kiegroup/kogito-images
+  - project: kiegroup/kie-tools
     dependencies:
       - project: kiegroup/kogito-examples
+
+  - project: kiegroup/kogito-images
+    dependencies:
+      - project: kiegroup/kie-tools