diff --git a/applications/spring-shell/src/test/java/org/springframework/sbm/BootUpgrade_27_30_IntegrationTest.java b/applications/spring-shell/src/test/java/org/springframework/sbm/BootUpgrade_27_30_IntegrationTest.java
index 87b8ec54c..3ef19d9e8 100644
--- a/applications/spring-shell/src/test/java/org/springframework/sbm/BootUpgrade_27_30_IntegrationTest.java
+++ b/applications/spring-shell/src/test/java/org/springframework/sbm/BootUpgrade_27_30_IntegrationTest.java
@@ -127,8 +127,7 @@ private void verifyJohnzonCoreDependencyIsUpgraded() {
 
         assertThat(johnzonDependency.getClassifier()).isEqualTo("jakarta");
         assertThat(johnzonDependency.getArtifactId()).isEqualTo("johnzon-core");
-        Optional<String> expectedJohnzonVersion = DependencyVersionHelper.getLatestReleaseVersion(johnzonDependency.getGroupId(), johnzonDependency.getArtifactId());
-        assertThat(johnzonDependency.getVersion()).isEqualTo(expectedJohnzonVersion.get());
+        assertThat(johnzonDependency.getVersion()).isEqualTo("1.2.21");
     }
 
     @NotNull
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e49f6793c..217e7337d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.mycila</groupId>
                 <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>4.1</version>
+                <version>4.3</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <phase>validate</phase>
@@ -441,6 +441,8 @@ limitations under the License.
                                 <exclude>**/*.xsd</exclude>
                                 <exclude>**/*.xml</exclude>
                                 <exclude>**/*.sh</exclude>
+                                <exclude>**/spring.factories</exclude>
+                                <exclude>**/*.gradle*</exclude>
                                 <exclude>**/generated/**</exclude>
                                 <exclude>**/Dockerfile</exclude>
                             </excludes>