diff --git a/finish/pom.xml b/finish/pom.xml
index fb9f3fa..f4c3132 100644
--- a/finish/pom.xml
+++ b/finish/pom.xml
@@ -14,14 +14,16 @@
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
-        <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
-        <!-- Plugin versions -->
-        <version.liberty-maven-plugin>3.2</version.liberty-maven-plugin>
-        <version.maven-war-plugin>3.2.3</version.maven-war-plugin>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
         <!-- Provided dependencies -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>jakarta.platform</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jakarta.jakartaee-api</artifactId>
+            <version>8.0.0</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile</groupId>
             <!-- tag::microprofile[] -->
@@ -40,13 +42,13 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${version.maven-war-plugin}</version>
+                <version>3.2.3</version>
             </plugin>
             <!-- Enable liberty-maven plugin -->
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.openliberty.tools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>liberty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${version.liberty-maven-plugin}</version>
+                <version>3.2</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.github.eirslett</groupId>
diff --git a/start/pom.xml b/start/pom.xml
index fb9f3fa..f4c3132 100644
--- a/start/pom.xml
+++ b/start/pom.xml
@@ -14,14 +14,16 @@
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
-        <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
-        <!-- Plugin versions -->
-        <version.liberty-maven-plugin>3.2</version.liberty-maven-plugin>
-        <version.maven-war-plugin>3.2.3</version.maven-war-plugin>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
         <!-- Provided dependencies -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>jakarta.platform</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jakarta.jakartaee-api</artifactId>
+            <version>8.0.0</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile</groupId>
             <!-- tag::microprofile[] -->
@@ -40,13 +42,13 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${version.maven-war-plugin}</version>
+                <version>3.2.3</version>
             </plugin>
             <!-- Enable liberty-maven plugin -->
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.openliberty.tools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>liberty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${version.liberty-maven-plugin}</version>
+                <version>3.2</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.github.eirslett</groupId>