diff --git a/.github/workflows/jpa-aggregations-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/jpa-aggregations-workflow.yml
index c39ddce3fc..889ed97222 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jpa-aggregations-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jpa-aggregations-workflow.yml
@@ -16,11 +16,15 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          java-version: '21'
       - name: Cache local Maven repository
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~/.m2/repository
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('apache-pulsar/**/pom.xml') }}
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('jpa-aggregations/**/pom.xml', 'pom.xml') }}
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-maven-
       - name: Check changes in [jpa-aggregations | jpa-test] example
diff --git a/jpa-aggregations/jpa-test/pom.xml b/jpa-aggregations/jpa-test/pom.xml
index b95c6cc651..670acd3904 100644
--- a/jpa-aggregations/jpa-test/pom.xml
+++ b/jpa-aggregations/jpa-test/pom.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
+	<parent>
+		<groupId>io.debezium.examples</groupId>
+		<artifactId>debezium-examples-parent</artifactId>
+		<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
+	</parent>
+
 	<groupId>io.debezium.examples.aggregation</groupId>
 	<artifactId>aggregation-test</artifactId>
 	<version>1.0.0.Final</version>
@@ -11,12 +18,20 @@
 		<version.com.h2database>1.3.176</version.com.h2database>
 		<version.junit>4.13.1</version.junit>
 		<version.org.hibernate>5.4.24.Final</version.org.hibernate>
-		<version.org.slf4j>1.7.36</version.org.slf4j>
-		<version.jackson>2.18.11</version.jackson>
-		<version.jackson.databind>2.18.11</version.jackson.databind>
-		<version.kafka>3.4.0</version.kafka>
 	</properties>
 
+	<dependencyManagement>
+		<dependencies>
+			<!-- slf4j-log4j12 is an SLF4J 1.x binding. The parent's BOMs manage slf4j-api 2.x,
+			     which ignores 1.x bindings and disables logging, so keep slf4j-api at the binding's version. -->
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+				<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+				<version>${version.slf4j}</version>
+			</dependency>
+		</dependencies>
+	</dependencyManagement>
+
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
@@ -37,27 +52,22 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
-			<version>${version.jackson}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-			<version>${version.jackson.databind}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.module</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jackson-module-jsonSchema</artifactId>
-			<version>${version.jackson}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jackson-datatype-jsr310</artifactId>
-			<version>${version.jackson}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
 			<artifactId>connect-json</artifactId>
-			<version>${version.kafka}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>junit</groupId>
@@ -68,7 +78,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
-			<version>${version.org.slf4j}</version>
+			<version>${version.slf4j}</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<!-- Not necessary for ORM 5.2 and above -->
@@ -89,11 +99,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.8.1</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<source>1.8</source>
-					<target>1.8</target>
-				</configuration>
+				<version>${version.maven.compiler}</version>
 			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
diff --git a/jpa-aggregations/json-smt-es/pom.xml b/jpa-aggregations/json-smt-es/pom.xml
index bbea888d45..09e398b585 100644
--- a/jpa-aggregations/json-smt-es/pom.xml
+++ b/jpa-aggregations/json-smt-es/pom.xml
@@ -2,20 +2,22 @@
 	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
+	<parent>
+		<groupId>io.debezium.examples</groupId>
+		<artifactId>debezium-examples-parent</artifactId>
+		<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
+	</parent>
+
 	<groupId>io.debezium.examples.aggregation</groupId>
 	<artifactId>json-smt</artifactId>
 	<version>1.0.0.Final</version>
 	<name>SMT for expanding an incoming JSON field into a typed SourceRecord</name>
 
-	<properties>
-		<version.kafka>3.4.0</version.kafka>
-	</properties>
-
 	<dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
             <artifactId>connect-json</artifactId>
-            <version>${version.kafka}</version>
         </dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
@@ -24,11 +26,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.8.1</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<source>1.8</source>
-					<target>1.8</target>
-				</configuration>
+				<version>${version.maven.compiler}</version>
 			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>