diff --git a/maven-resolver-supplier/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-supplier/pom.xml
index 525c9324c..81de91f26 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-supplier/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-supplier/pom.xml
@@ -83,6 +83,14 @@
           <groupId>org.eclipse.sisu</groupId>
           <artifactId>org.eclipse.sisu.inject</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>com.google.inject</groupId>
+          <artifactId>guice</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
+          <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
       </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -94,10 +102,18 @@
           <groupId>javax.inject</groupId>
           <artifactId>javax.inject</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>jakarta.inject</groupId>
+          <artifactId>jakarta.inject-api</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
         <exclusion>
           <groupId>org.eclipse.sisu</groupId>
           <artifactId>org.eclipse.sisu.inject</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.sisu</groupId>
+          <artifactId>org.eclipse.sisu.plexus</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
       </exclusions>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 602423fc2..58fa4947a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     <!-- Used by Jetty Transport (client) and Test HTTP (server) -->
     <jettyVersion>10.0.18</jettyVersion>
     <!-- used by supplier and demo only -->
-    <mavenVersion>4.0.0-alpha-8</mavenVersion>
+    <mavenVersion>4.0.0-alpha-9</mavenVersion>
     <minimalMavenBuildVersion>[3.8.8,)</minimalMavenBuildVersion>
     <!-- MRESOLVER-422: keep this in sync with Javadoc plugin configuration (but cannot directly, as this below is range) -->
     <minimalJavaBuildVersion>[17,)</minimalJavaBuildVersion>