diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6cacf49f479..9160c9a6a91 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
         </developer>
     </developers>
 
-    <contributors></contributors>
+    <contributors/>
 
     <modules>
         <module>boms</module>
@@ -1602,7 +1602,7 @@
                 <ee.maven.version>${eap8.version}</ee.maven.version>
                 <wildfly.version>${eap8.version}</wildfly.version>
                 <wildfly.build-tools.version>${eap8.wildfly.build-tools.version}</wildfly.build-tools.version>
-                <wildfly.core.version>${eap8.wildfly.core.version}</wildfly.core.version>
+                <wildfly.core.version>24.0.0.Final</wildfly.core.version>
             </properties>
         </profile>
         <profile>
@@ -1617,7 +1617,7 @@
                 <ee.maven.version>${upstream.wildfly.version}</ee.maven.version>
                 <wildfly.version>${upstream.wildfly.version}</wildfly.version>
                 <wildfly.build-tools.version>${upstream.wildfly.build-tools.version}</wildfly.build-tools.version>
-                <wildfly.core.version>${upstream.wildfly.core.version}</wildfly.core.version>
+                <wildfly.core.version>24.0.0.Final</wildfly.core.version>
             </properties>
 
         </profile>