diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-verify.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-verify.yml
index 7506c9eb5..19828f9a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-verify.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ jobs:
       jdk-distribution-matrix: '[ "temurin", "zulu", "microsoft", "adopt-openj9" ]'
       jdk-matrix: '[ "8", "21", "25" ]'
       maven4-enabled: true
-      maven4-version: '4.0.0-rc-4'
       verify-fail-fast: false
       matrix-exclude: '[
           { "jdk": "8", "distribution": "microsoft" },