diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-verify.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-verify.yml
index 589081ed0..112a68ee4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-verify.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ jobs:
     with:
       ff-run: false
       ff-site-run: false
-      jdk-matrix: '[ "21" ]'
-      maven-matrix: '[ "3.9.11", "4.0.0-rc-4" ]'
+      maven4-enabled: true
       verify-fail-fast: false
-
+      jdk-matrix: '[ "21", "25" ]'
diff --git a/maven-resolver-impl/src/test/java/org/eclipse/aether/internal/impl/DefaultArtifactResolverTest.java b/maven-resolver-impl/src/test/java/org/eclipse/aether/internal/impl/DefaultArtifactResolverTest.java
index fc2c9cd68..0dc8a1509 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-impl/src/test/java/org/eclipse/aether/internal/impl/DefaultArtifactResolverTest.java
+++ b/maven-resolver-impl/src/test/java/org/eclipse/aether/internal/impl/DefaultArtifactResolverTest.java
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ void testFindInLocalRepositoryWhenVersionWasFoundInLocalRepository() throws Arti
         session.setLocalRepositoryManager(new LocalRepositoryManager() {
 
             public LocalRepository getRepository() {
-                return new LocalRepository(new File(""));
+                return new LocalRepository(lrm.getRepository().getBasePath());
             }
 
             public String getPathForRemoteMetadata(Metadata metadata, RemoteRepository repository, String context) {
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ void testFindInLocalRepositoryWhenVersionRangeWasResolvedFromLocalRepository() t
         session.setLocalRepositoryManager(new LocalRepositoryManager() {
 
             public LocalRepository getRepository() {
-                return new LocalRepository(new File(""));
+                return new LocalRepository(lrm.getRepository().getBasePath());
             }
 
             public String getPathForRemoteMetadata(Metadata metadata, RemoteRepository repository, String context) {