diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-verify.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-verify.yml
index 065619b..19cfd85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-verify.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     name: Verify
     uses: apache/maven-gh-actions-shared/.github/workflows/maven-verify.yml@v4
-    with:
-      maven4-enabled: true
+# still fails
+#    with:
+#      maven4-enabled: true
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9b7e6b7..ced2b75 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ under the License.
     <mavenWarPluginVersion>${version.maven-war-plugin}</mavenWarPluginVersion>
 
     <project.build.outputTimestamp>2025-02-23T17:24:00Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+
+    <version.maven-invoker-plugin>3.9.1</version.maven-invoker-plugin>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>