How can I establish a reliable deployment procedure for Cucumber JVM tests in a Java project?

Establishing a reliable deployment procedure for Cucumber JVM tests involves ensuring that the test framework is correctly integrated into the build system, that feature files and step definitions are version‑controlled alongside application code, and that test execution produces consistent results across development, staging and production environments. The process must accommodate different build tools such as Maven and Gradle, and work with various continuous integration platforms while keeping test reports accessible and avoiding conflicts between Cucumber core and language‑specific modules.

Uncertainties arise around how to synchronize dependency versions across modules, how to aggregate and publish test reports in a uniform format, and which configuration practices prevent version drift when multiple teams contribute to the same test suite. What steps ensure that the Cucumber JVM dependencies are correctly resolved for both Maven and Gradle builds? How can test results be aggregated and published uniformly across different CI pipelines? Which configuration practices prevent version drift between Cucumber core and language‑specific modules?