// Calculate maximum weight of downstream dependencies
        long maxDownstreamWeight = dependencyGraph.getDownstreamProjects(project, false).stream()
                .mapToLong(this::getProjectWeight)
                .max()
                .orElse(0L);

        // Weight = 1 + max downstream weight (similar to Takari Smart Builder)
        return 1L + maxDownstreamWeight;
    }