diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fdacfb60c..8ba334dca 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-plugins</artifactId>
-    <version>41</version>
+    <version>42</version>
     <relativePath />
   </parent>
 
@@ -111,11 +111,11 @@ under the License.
 
   <properties>
     <javaVersion>8</javaVersion>
-    <mavenVersion>3.2.5</mavenVersion>
+    <mavenVersion>3.6.3</mavenVersion>
     <doxiaVersion>1.11.1</doxiaVersion>
     <doxia-sitetoolsVersion>1.11.1</doxia-sitetoolsVersion>
-    <wagonVersion>2.4</wagonVersion>
-    <aetherVersion>1.0.0.v20140518</aetherVersion>
+    <wagonVersion>3.5.3</wagonVersion>
+    <resolverVersion>1.4.1</resolverVersion>
     <!-- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/x/VIHOCg#MavenEcosystemCleanup-ResolverandMaven -->
     <plexus-java.version>1.2.0</plexus-java.version>
     <jetty.version>9.4.53.v20231009</jetty.version>
@@ -135,29 +135,29 @@ under the License.
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
       <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
-        <artifactId>aether-api</artifactId>
-        <version>${aetherVersion}</version>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-resolver-api</artifactId>
+        <version>${resolverVersion}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
-        <artifactId>aether-connector-basic</artifactId>
-        <version>${aetherVersion}</version>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-resolver-connector-basic</artifactId>
+        <version>${resolverVersion}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
-        <artifactId>aether-transport-wagon</artifactId>
-        <version>${aetherVersion}</version>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-wagon</artifactId>
+        <version>${resolverVersion}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
-        <artifactId>aether-impl</artifactId>
-        <version>${aetherVersion}</version>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-resolver-impl</artifactId>
+        <version>${resolverVersion}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
-        <artifactId>aether-util</artifactId>
-        <version>${aetherVersion}</version>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-resolver-util</artifactId>
+        <version>${resolverVersion}</version>
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
@@ -386,13 +386,13 @@ under the License.
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
-      <artifactId>aether-connector-basic</artifactId>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-resolver-connector-basic</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
-      <artifactId>aether-transport-wagon</artifactId>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-wagon</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/javadoc/JavadocReportTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/javadoc/JavadocReportTest.java
index 74bb96b1f..381291d76 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/javadoc/JavadocReportTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/javadoc/JavadocReportTest.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.javadoc.ProxyServer.AuthAsyncProxyServlet;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 import org.apache.maven.project.ProjectBuildingRequest;
+import org.apache.maven.project.ProjectBuildingRequest.RepositoryMerging;
 import org.apache.maven.settings.Proxy;
 import org.apache.maven.settings.Settings;
 import org.apache.maven.shared.utils.io.FileUtils;
@@ -905,6 +906,7 @@ public void testProxy() throws Exception {
         MavenSession session = spy(newMavenSession(mojo.project));
         ProjectBuildingRequest buildingRequest = mock(ProjectBuildingRequest.class);
         when(buildingRequest.getRemoteRepositories()).thenReturn(mojo.project.getRemoteArtifactRepositories());
+        when(buildingRequest.getRepositoryMerging()).thenReturn(RepositoryMerging.POM_DOMINANT);
         when(session.getProjectBuildingRequest()).thenReturn(buildingRequest);
         DefaultRepositorySystemSession repositorySession = new DefaultRepositorySystemSession();
         repositorySession.setLocalRepositoryManager(new SimpleLocalRepositoryManagerFactory()