diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index c1a50f49e3..b1d5a5a3ae 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ allprojects {
   group = "com.netflix.spinnaker.orca"
 
   ext {
-    spinnakerDependenciesVersion = project.hasProperty('spinnakerDependenciesVersion') ? project.property('spinnakerDependenciesVersion') : '0.114.0'
+    spinnakerDependenciesVersion = project.hasProperty('spinnakerDependenciesVersion') ? project.property('spinnakerDependenciesVersion') : '0.116.0'
   }
 
   def checkLocalVersions = [spinnakerDependenciesVersion: spinnakerDependenciesVersion]
diff --git a/orca-core/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/orca/pipeline/util/ArtifactResolver.groovy b/orca-core/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/orca/pipeline/util/ArtifactResolver.groovy
index 101b256b67..89e3b282d6 100644
--- a/orca-core/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/orca/pipeline/util/ArtifactResolver.groovy
+++ b/orca-core/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/orca/pipeline/util/ArtifactResolver.groovy
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class ArtifactResolver {
     for (ExpectedArtifact expectedArtifact : unresolvedExpectedArtifacts) {
       if (expectedArtifact.usePriorArtifact) {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException("'usePriorArtifact' is not supported yet")
-      } else if (expectedArtifact.defaultArtifact) {
+      } else if (expectedArtifact.useDefaultArtifact && expectedArtifact.defaultArtifact) {
         resolvedArtifacts.add(expectedArtifact.defaultArtifact)
       } else {
         throw new IllegalStateException("Unmatched expected artifact ${expectedArtifact} with no fallback behavior specified")