diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index 0a1391375..494453cf5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -29,10 +29,12 @@ jobs:
       jdk-distribution-matrix: '[ "temurin", "zulu", "microsoft", "liberica", "adopt-openj9" ]'
       jdk-matrix: '[ "17", "21", "8", "25" ]'
       verify-fail-fast: false
+      maven4-enabled: true
       matrix-exclude: '[
         { "jdk": "8", "distribution": "microsoft"},
         { "jdk": "8", "distribution": "temurin", "os": "macos-latest" },
         { "jdk": "8", "distribution": "adopt-openj9", "os": "macos-latest" },
         { "jdk": "25", "distribution": "adopt-openj9" },
-        { "jdk": "25", "distribution": "microsoft"},
+        { "jdk": "25", "distribution": "microsoft"}
       ]'
+