diff --git a/finish/pom.xml b/finish/pom.xml
index 99d98ea..509de4b 100644
--- a/finish/pom.xml
+++ b/finish/pom.xml
@@ -11,27 +11,19 @@
         <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-failsafe-plugin>2.22.2</version.maven-failsafe-plugin>
-        <version.maven-war-plugin>3.2.3</version.maven-war-plugin>
-        <version.maven-surefire-plugin>2.22.2</version.maven-surefire-plugin>
-        <version.maven-dependency-plugin>3.1.2</version.maven-dependency-plugin>
-        <version.hazelcast>3.12.6</version.hazelcast>
         <!-- Liberty configuration -->
         <hazelcast.path>${user.home}/.m2/repository/com/hazelcast/hazelcast/</hazelcast.path>
         <liberty.var.default.http.port>9080</liberty.var.default.http.port>
         <liberty.var.default.https.port>9443</liberty.var.default.https.port>
         <liberty.var.app.context.root>${project.artifactId}</liberty.var.app.context.root>
-        <liberty.var.hazelcast.lib>${hazelcast.path}/${version.hazelcast}/hazelcast-${version.hazelcast}.jar</liberty.var.hazelcast.lib>
+        <liberty.var.hazelcast.lib>${hazelcast.path}/3.12.6/hazelcast-3.12.6.jar</liberty.var.hazelcast.lib>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
         <!-- Provided dependencies -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>jakarta.platform</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jakarta.jakartaee-web-api</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>jakarta.jakartaee-api</artifactId>
             <version>8.0.0</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
@@ -47,14 +39,14 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.hazelcast</groupId>
             <artifactId>hazelcast</artifactId>
-            <version>${version.hazelcast}</version>
+            <version>3.12.6</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         
         <!-- For tests -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
             <version>5.6.2</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
@@ -110,21 +102,21 @@
             <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>
             
             <!-- Copy the hazelcast library -->
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${version.maven-dependency-plugin}</version>
+                <version>3.1.2</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>copy</id>
@@ -139,7 +131,7 @@
                         <artifactItem>
                             <groupId>com.hazelcast</groupId>
                             <artifactId>hazelcast</artifactId>
-                            <version>${hazelcast.version}</version>
+                            <version>3.12.6</version>
                             <type>jar</type>
                         </artifactItem>
                     </artifactItems>
@@ -152,14 +144,14 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${version.maven-surefire-plugin}</version>
+                <version>2.22.2</version>
             </plugin>
             
             <!-- Plugin to run functional tests -->
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${version.maven-failsafe-plugin}</version>
+                <version>2.22.2</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <systemPropertyVariables>
                         <http.port>${liberty.var.default.http.port}</http.port>
diff --git a/start/pom.xml b/start/pom.xml
index 99d98ea..509de4b 100644
--- a/start/pom.xml
+++ b/start/pom.xml
@@ -11,27 +11,19 @@
         <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-failsafe-plugin>2.22.2</version.maven-failsafe-plugin>
-        <version.maven-war-plugin>3.2.3</version.maven-war-plugin>
-        <version.maven-surefire-plugin>2.22.2</version.maven-surefire-plugin>
-        <version.maven-dependency-plugin>3.1.2</version.maven-dependency-plugin>
-        <version.hazelcast>3.12.6</version.hazelcast>
         <!-- Liberty configuration -->
         <hazelcast.path>${user.home}/.m2/repository/com/hazelcast/hazelcast/</hazelcast.path>
         <liberty.var.default.http.port>9080</liberty.var.default.http.port>
         <liberty.var.default.https.port>9443</liberty.var.default.https.port>
         <liberty.var.app.context.root>${project.artifactId}</liberty.var.app.context.root>
-        <liberty.var.hazelcast.lib>${hazelcast.path}/${version.hazelcast}/hazelcast-${version.hazelcast}.jar</liberty.var.hazelcast.lib>
+        <liberty.var.hazelcast.lib>${hazelcast.path}/3.12.6/hazelcast-3.12.6.jar</liberty.var.hazelcast.lib>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
         <!-- Provided dependencies -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>jakarta.platform</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jakarta.jakartaee-web-api</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>jakarta.jakartaee-api</artifactId>
             <version>8.0.0</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
@@ -47,14 +39,14 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.hazelcast</groupId>
             <artifactId>hazelcast</artifactId>
-            <version>${version.hazelcast}</version>
+            <version>3.12.6</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         
         <!-- For tests -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
             <version>5.6.2</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
@@ -110,21 +102,21 @@
             <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>
             
             <!-- Copy the hazelcast library -->
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${version.maven-dependency-plugin}</version>
+                <version>3.1.2</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>copy</id>
@@ -139,7 +131,7 @@
                         <artifactItem>
                             <groupId>com.hazelcast</groupId>
                             <artifactId>hazelcast</artifactId>
-                            <version>${hazelcast.version}</version>
+                            <version>3.12.6</version>
                             <type>jar</type>
                         </artifactItem>
                     </artifactItems>
@@ -152,14 +144,14 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${version.maven-surefire-plugin}</version>
+                <version>2.22.2</version>
             </plugin>
             
             <!-- Plugin to run functional tests -->
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${version.maven-failsafe-plugin}</version>
+                <version>2.22.2</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <systemPropertyVariables>
                         <http.port>${liberty.var.default.http.port}</http.port>