diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 2b373270d3..66e3aaf740 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@
 
 Updated the embedded Maven from version 3.9.5 to 3.9.6; [Maven 3.9.6 Release Notes](https://maven.apache.org/docs/3.9.6/release-notes.html).
 
+### New project preference for automated Maven project configuration updates
+
+Automatic configuration updates for Maven projects can now be disabled the in the project preferences.
+This allows to disable these updates individually per project and to store the setting in a preference-file under version control,
+which is useful for projects that require special workspace configuration that doesn't exactly match the configuration in the `pom.xml`.
+
+![grafik](https://github.com/eclipse-m2e/m2e-core/assets/44067969/7d27ceda-5d13-4f0e-97f0-ff34c94d7493)
 
 ## 2.5.0
 
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.core.ui/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/ui/internal/preferences/MavenProjectPreferencePage.java b/org.eclipse.m2e.core.ui/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/ui/internal/preferences/MavenProjectPreferencePage.java
index ff4fbbfd8b..25120823eb 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.core.ui/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/ui/internal/preferences/MavenProjectPreferencePage.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.core.ui/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/ui/internal/preferences/MavenProjectPreferencePage.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.m2e.core.project.IProjectConfigurationManager;
 import org.eclipse.m2e.core.project.ResolverConfiguration;
 import org.eclipse.m2e.core.ui.internal.Messages;
+import org.eclipse.m2e.core.ui.internal.project.MavenUpdateConfigurationChangeListener;
 
 
 /**
@@ -52,6 +53,8 @@ public class MavenProjectPreferencePage extends PropertyPage {
 
   private Button resolveWorspaceProjectsButton;
 
+  private Button autoUpdateConfigurationButton;
+
 //  private Button includeModulesButton;
 
   private Text selectedProfilesText;
@@ -74,10 +77,18 @@ protected Control createContents(Composite parent) {
     selectedProfilesText.setLayoutData(new GridData(SWT.FILL, SWT.CENTER, true, false, 2, 1));
 
     resolveWorspaceProjectsButton = new Button(composite, SWT.CHECK);
-    GridData resolveWorspaceProjectsButtonData = new GridData(SWT.FILL, SWT.CENTER, true, false, 2, 1);
-    resolveWorspaceProjectsButton.setLayoutData(resolveWorspaceProjectsButtonData);
+    resolveWorspaceProjectsButton.setLayoutData(new GridData(SWT.FILL, SWT.CENTER, true, false, 2, 1));
     resolveWorspaceProjectsButton.setText(Messages.MavenProjectPreferencePage_btnResolve);
 
+    autoUpdateConfigurationButton = new Button(composite, SWT.CHECK);
+    autoUpdateConfigurationButton.setLayoutData(new GridData(SWT.FILL, SWT.CENTER, true, false, 2, 1));
+    autoUpdateConfigurationButton.setText(Messages.MavenPreferencePage_autoUpdateProjectConfiguration);
+    if(MavenUpdateConfigurationChangeListener.isAutoConfigurationUpdateDisabled()) {
+      autoUpdateConfigurationButton.setEnabled(false);
+      String text = autoUpdateConfigurationButton.getText() + " (disabled in workspace preferences)";
+      autoUpdateConfigurationButton.setText(text);
+    }
+
 //    includeModulesButton = new Button(composite, SWT.CHECK);
 //    GridData gd = new GridData(SWT.FILL, SWT.CENTER, false, false, 2, 1);
 //    gd.verticalIndent = 15;
@@ -111,6 +122,7 @@ protected void performDefaults() {
   private void init(IProjectConfiguration configuration) {
 
     resolveWorspaceProjectsButton.setSelection(configuration.isResolveWorkspaceProjects());
+    autoUpdateConfigurationButton.setSelection(configuration.isAutomaticallyUpdateConfiguration());
 //    includeModulesButton.setSelection(configuration.shouldIncludeModules());
     selectedProfilesText.setText(configuration.getSelectedProfiles());
   }
@@ -130,11 +142,13 @@ public boolean performOk() {
     final ResolverConfiguration configuration = new ResolverConfiguration(getResolverConfiguration());
     if(configuration.getSelectedProfiles().equals(selectedProfilesText.getText()) &&
 //        configuration.shouldIncludeModules()==includeModulesButton.getSelection() &&
-        configuration.isResolveWorkspaceProjects() == resolveWorspaceProjectsButton.getSelection()) {
+        configuration.isResolveWorkspaceProjects() == resolveWorspaceProjectsButton.getSelection()
+        && configuration.isAutomaticallyUpdateConfiguration() == autoUpdateConfigurationButton.getSelection()) {
       return true;
     }
 
     configuration.setResolveWorkspaceProjects(resolveWorspaceProjectsButton.getSelection());
+    configuration.setAutomaticallyUpdateConfiguration(autoUpdateConfigurationButton.getSelection());
 //    configuration.setIncludeModules(includeModulesButton.getSelection());
     configuration.setSelectedProfiles(selectedProfilesText.getText());
 
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.core.ui/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/ui/internal/project/MavenUpdateConfigurationChangeListener.java b/org.eclipse.m2e.core.ui/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/ui/internal/project/MavenUpdateConfigurationChangeListener.java
index 28ee8d7088..ceab137f80 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.core.ui/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/ui/internal/project/MavenUpdateConfigurationChangeListener.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.core.ui/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/ui/internal/project/MavenUpdateConfigurationChangeListener.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
 
 import org.eclipse.m2e.core.MavenPlugin;
+import org.eclipse.m2e.core.project.IProjectConfiguration;
+import org.eclipse.m2e.core.project.IProjectConfigurationManager;
 import org.eclipse.m2e.core.ui.internal.UpdateMavenProjectJob;
 
 
@@ -40,10 +42,10 @@ public class MavenUpdateConfigurationChangeListener implements IResourceChangeLi
 
   @Override
   public void resourceChanged(IResourceChangeEvent event) {
-    if(isDisabled()) {
+    if(isAutoConfigurationUpdateDisabled()) {
       return;
     }
-    List<IProject> outOfDateProjects = null;
+    List<IProject> outOfDateProjects;
     try {
       OutOfDateConfigurationDeltaVisitor visitor = new OutOfDateConfigurationDeltaVisitor();
       event.getDelta().accept(visitor);
@@ -52,10 +54,15 @@ public void resourceChanged(IResourceChangeEvent event) {
       LOG.error("An error occurred while checking for out-of-date configuration markers", e);
       return;
     }
+    IProjectConfigurationManager configManager = MavenPlugin.getProjectConfigurationManager();
+    outOfDateProjects = outOfDateProjects.stream().filter(p -> {
+      IProjectConfiguration configuration = configManager.getProjectConfiguration(p);
+      return configuration.isAutomaticallyUpdateConfiguration();
+    }).toList();
     updateProjectConfiguration(outOfDateProjects);
   }
 
-  private boolean isDisabled() {
+  public static boolean isAutoConfigurationUpdateDisabled() {
     return !MavenPlugin.getMavenConfiguration().isAutomaticallyUpdateConfiguration();
   }
 
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.core.ui/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/ui/internal/project/OutOfDateConfigurationDeltaVisitor.java b/org.eclipse.m2e.core.ui/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/ui/internal/project/OutOfDateConfigurationDeltaVisitor.java
index e9707aee85..a49cdfe843 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.core.ui/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/ui/internal/project/OutOfDateConfigurationDeltaVisitor.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.core.ui/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/ui/internal/project/OutOfDateConfigurationDeltaVisitor.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
  */
 public class OutOfDateConfigurationDeltaVisitor implements IResourceDeltaVisitor {
 
-  List<IProject> outOfDateProjects = new ArrayList<>();
+  final List<IProject> outOfDateProjects = new ArrayList<>();
 
   @Override
   public boolean visit(IResourceDelta delta) throws CoreException {
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/internal/project/ProjectConfigurationManager.java b/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/internal/project/ProjectConfigurationManager.java
index caf9d732b0..d51614f24d 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/internal/project/ProjectConfigurationManager.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/internal/project/ProjectConfigurationManager.java
@@ -885,12 +885,16 @@ public void mavenProjectChanged(List<MavenProjectChangedEvent> events, IProgress
 
         if(facade != null) {
           ProblemSeverity outOfDateSeverity = ProblemSeverity.get(mavenConfiguration.getOutOfDateProjectSeverity());
-          mavenMarkerManager.deleteMarkers(facade.getProject(), IMavenConstants.MARKER_CONFIGURATION_ID);
+          IProject project = facade.getProject();
+          mavenMarkerManager.deleteMarkers(project, IMavenConstants.MARKER_CONFIGURATION_ID);
           if(!ProblemSeverity.ignore.equals(outOfDateSeverity)) {
             LifecycleMappingConfiguration oldConfiguration = LifecycleMappingConfiguration.restore(facade, monitor);
             if(oldConfiguration != null
                 && LifecycleMappingFactory.isLifecycleMappingChanged(facade, oldConfiguration, monitor)) {
-              mavenMarkerManager.addMarker(facade.getProject(), IMavenConstants.MARKER_CONFIGURATION_ID,
+              if(!getProjectConfiguration(project).isAutomaticallyUpdateConfiguration()) {
+                outOfDateSeverity = ProblemSeverity.info;
+              }
+              mavenMarkerManager.addMarker(project, IMavenConstants.MARKER_CONFIGURATION_ID,
                   Messages.ProjectConfigurationUpdateRequired, -1, outOfDateSeverity.getSeverity());
             }
           }
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/internal/project/ResolverConfigurationIO.java b/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/internal/project/ResolverConfigurationIO.java
index b3e2d6976b..4eaeebb32c 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/internal/project/ResolverConfigurationIO.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/internal/project/ResolverConfigurationIO.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 import org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.IMavenConstants;
 import org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.embedder.MavenProperties;
+import org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.preferences.MavenPreferenceConstants;
 import org.eclipse.m2e.core.project.IProjectConfiguration;
 import org.eclipse.m2e.core.project.ResolverConfiguration;
 
@@ -55,6 +56,8 @@ public class ResolverConfigurationIO {
    */
   private static final String P_RESOLVE_WORKSPACE_PROJECTS = "resolveWorkspaceProjects"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
+  private static final String P_AUTO_UPDATE_CONFIGURATION = MavenPreferenceConstants.P_AUTO_UPDATE_CONFIGURATION;
+
   /**
    * Active profiles project preference key. Value is comma-separated list of enabled profiles.
    */
@@ -88,6 +91,7 @@ public static boolean saveResolverConfiguration(IProject project, IProjectConfig
       projectNode.put(P_VERSION, VERSION);
 
       projectNode.putBoolean(P_RESOLVE_WORKSPACE_PROJECTS, configuration.isResolveWorkspaceProjects());
+      projectNode.putBoolean(P_AUTO_UPDATE_CONFIGURATION, configuration.isAutomaticallyUpdateConfiguration());
 
       projectNode.put(P_SELECTED_PROFILES, configuration.getSelectedProfiles());
 
@@ -125,6 +129,7 @@ public static IProjectConfiguration readResolverConfiguration(IProject project)
     }
     ResolverConfiguration configuration = new ResolverConfiguration();
     configuration.setResolveWorkspaceProjects(projectNode.getBoolean(P_RESOLVE_WORKSPACE_PROJECTS, false));
+    configuration.setAutomaticallyUpdateConfiguration(projectNode.getBoolean(P_AUTO_UPDATE_CONFIGURATION, true));
     configuration.setSelectedProfiles(projectNode.get(P_SELECTED_PROFILES, "")); //$NON-NLS-1$
     configuration.setLifecycleMappingId(projectNode.get(P_LIFECYCLE_MAPPING_ID, (String) null));
     configuration.setProperties(stringAsProperties(projectNode.get(P_PROPERTIES, null)));
@@ -144,9 +149,7 @@ private static File getBasedir(IEclipsePreferences projectNode, IProject project
   }
 
   private static String propertiesAsString(Map<?, ?> properties) {
-    String propAsString = properties.entrySet().stream().map(e -> encodeEntry(e))
-        .collect(Collectors.joining(PROPERTIES_SEPARATOR));
-    return propAsString;
+    return properties.entrySet().stream().map(e -> encodeEntry(e)).collect(Collectors.joining(PROPERTIES_SEPARATOR));
   }
 
   private static Properties stringAsProperties(String properties) {
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/internal/project/registry/MavenProjectFacade.java b/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/internal/project/registry/MavenProjectFacade.java
index b04b0d6e35..e53688b0c2 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/internal/project/registry/MavenProjectFacade.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/internal/project/registry/MavenProjectFacade.java
@@ -656,6 +656,8 @@ private static final class MavenProjectConfiguration implements IProjectConfigur
 
     private final boolean resolveWorkspace;
 
+    private final boolean automaticallyUpdateConfiguration;
+
     private final String profiles;
 
     private final Map<String, String> userProperties;
@@ -674,6 +676,7 @@ private MavenProjectConfiguration(IProjectConfiguration baseConfiguration) {
       this.properties = Map.copyOf(baseConfiguration.getConfigurationProperties());
       this.userProperties = Map.copyOf(baseConfiguration.getUserProperties());
       this.resolveWorkspace = baseConfiguration.isResolveWorkspaceProjects();
+      this.automaticallyUpdateConfiguration = baseConfiguration.isAutomaticallyUpdateConfiguration();
       this.profiles = baseConfiguration.getSelectedProfiles();
       this.activeProfiles = List.copyOf(baseConfiguration.getActiveProfileList());
       this.inactiveProfiles = List.copyOf(baseConfiguration.getInactiveProfileList());
@@ -694,6 +697,11 @@ public boolean isResolveWorkspaceProjects() {
       return resolveWorkspace;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isAutomaticallyUpdateConfiguration() {
+      return automaticallyUpdateConfiguration;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String getSelectedProfiles() {
       return profiles;
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/project/IProjectConfiguration.java b/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/project/IProjectConfiguration.java
index f9dd85a204..e81195eb30 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/project/IProjectConfiguration.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/project/IProjectConfiguration.java
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ public interface IProjectConfiguration {
 
   boolean isResolveWorkspaceProjects();
 
+  boolean isAutomaticallyUpdateConfiguration();
+
   String getSelectedProfiles();
 
   List<String> getActiveProfileList();
@@ -62,10 +64,10 @@ public interface IProjectConfiguration {
    * @return
    */
   public static int contentsHashCode(IProjectConfiguration configuration) {
-    return Objects.hash(configuration.isResolveWorkspaceProjects(), configuration.getActiveProfileList(),
-        configuration.getInactiveProfileList(), configuration.getLifecycleMappingId(),
-        configuration.getConfigurationProperties(), configuration.getUserProperties(),
-        configuration.getMultiModuleProjectDirectory());
+    return Objects.hash(configuration.isResolveWorkspaceProjects(), configuration.isAutomaticallyUpdateConfiguration(),
+        configuration.getActiveProfileList(), configuration.getInactiveProfileList(),
+        configuration.getLifecycleMappingId(), configuration.getConfigurationProperties(),
+        configuration.getUserProperties(), configuration.getMultiModuleProjectDirectory());
   }
 
   public static boolean contentsEquals(IProjectConfiguration configuration, IProjectConfiguration other) {
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ public static boolean contentsEquals(IProjectConfiguration configuration, IProje
       return false;
     }
     return configuration.isResolveWorkspaceProjects() == other.isResolveWorkspaceProjects()
+        && configuration.isAutomaticallyUpdateConfiguration() == other.isAutomaticallyUpdateConfiguration()
         && Objects.equals(configuration.getLifecycleMappingId(), other.getLifecycleMappingId())
         && Objects.equals(configuration.getActiveProfileList(), other.getActiveProfileList())
         && Objects.equals(configuration.getInactiveProfileList(), other.getInactiveProfileList())
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/project/ResolverConfiguration.java b/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/project/ResolverConfiguration.java
index 3a325938cb..9dc2b7e7da 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/project/ResolverConfiguration.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/project/ResolverConfiguration.java
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ public class ResolverConfiguration implements Serializable, IProjectConfiguratio
 
   private boolean resolveWorkspaceProjects = true;
 
+  private boolean automaticallyUpdateConfiguration = true;
+
   private String selectedProfiles = ""; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
   private String lifecycleMappingId;
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ public ResolverConfiguration(IProjectConfiguration resolverConfiguration) {
     properties2.putAll(resolverConfiguration.getConfigurationProperties());
     setProperties(properties2);
     setResolveWorkspaceProjects(resolverConfiguration.isResolveWorkspaceProjects());
+    setAutomaticallyUpdateConfiguration(resolverConfiguration.isAutomaticallyUpdateConfiguration());
     setSelectedProfiles(resolverConfiguration.getSelectedProfiles());
   }
 
@@ -134,6 +137,11 @@ public boolean isResolveWorkspaceProjects() {
     return this.resolveWorkspaceProjects;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public boolean isAutomaticallyUpdateConfiguration() {
+    return this.automaticallyUpdateConfiguration;
+  }
+
   /* (non-Javadoc)
    * @see org.eclipse.m2e.core.project.IProjectConfiguration#getSelectedProfiles()
    */
@@ -146,6 +154,10 @@ public void setResolveWorkspaceProjects(boolean resolveWorkspaceProjects) {
     this.resolveWorkspaceProjects = resolveWorkspaceProjects;
   }
 
+  public void setAutomaticallyUpdateConfiguration(boolean automaticallyUpdateConfiguration) {
+    this.automaticallyUpdateConfiguration = automaticallyUpdateConfiguration;
+  }
+
   public void setSelectedProfiles(String profiles) {
     this.selectedProfiles = profiles;
     this.activeProfiles = parseProfiles(profiles, true);