diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index c7e18fd98..79bf2b809 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         # test against latest update of each major Java version, as well as specific updates of LTS versions:
         RUNTIME: [ol, wlp]
-        RUNTIME_VERSION: [24.0.0.3]
+        RUNTIME_VERSION: [24.0.0.6]
         java: [21, 17, 11, 8]
         exclude:
         - java: 8
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         # test against latest update of each major Java version, as well as specific updates of LTS versions:
         RUNTIME: [ol, wlp]
-        RUNTIME_VERSION: [24.0.0.3]
+        RUNTIME_VERSION: [24.0.0.6]
         java: [21, 17, 11, 8]
         exclude:
         - java: 8
diff --git a/liberty-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/liberty-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 0dbb48850..a2073905f 100644
--- a/liberty-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/liberty-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@
                                     <pomExclude>springboot-3-tests/pom.xml</pomExclude>
                                     <pomExclude>dev-container-it/pom.xml</pomExclude>
                                     <pomExclude>compile-jsp-source-17-it/pom.xml</pomExclude>
+                                    <pomExclude>verify-user-feature-it/pom.xml</pomExclude>
                                 </pomExcludes>
                             </configuration>
                         </plugin>
@@ -268,6 +269,7 @@
                                     <pomExclude>springboot-3-tests/pom.xml</pomExclude>
                                     <pomExclude>dev-container-it/pom.xml</pomExclude>
                                     <pomExclude>compile-jsp-source-17-it/pom.xml</pomExclude>
+                                    <pomExclude>verify-user-feature-it/pom.xml</pomExclude>
                                 </pomExcludes>
                             </configuration>
                         </plugin>
@@ -309,6 +311,7 @@
                                     <pomExclude>binary-scanner-it/pom.xml</pomExclude>
                                     <pomExclude>springboot-3-tests/pom.xml</pomExclude>
                                     <pomExclude>compile-jsp-source-17-it/pom.xml</pomExclude>
+                                    <pomExclude>verify-user-feature-it/pom.xml</pomExclude>
                                 </pomExcludes>
                             </configuration>
                         </plugin>
@@ -355,6 +358,7 @@
                                     <pomExclude>binary-scanner-it/pom.xml</pomExclude>
                                     <pomExclude>springboot-3-tests/pom.xml</pomExclude>
                                     <pomExclude>compile-jsp-source-17-it/pom.xml</pomExclude>
+                                    <pomExclude>verify-user-feature-it/pom.xml</pomExclude>
                                 </pomExcludes>
                             </configuration>
                         </plugin>