diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index db39ec3d..cb08f1c4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -85,16 +85,17 @@
     </developers>
 
     <properties>
-        <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
+        <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
         <javadoc.doclint>-Xdoclint</javadoc.doclint>
         <!-- Might be used to override the version declared in weld-parent -->
         <!-- build.config.version>10-SNAPSHOT</build.config.version -->
 
         <annotation.api.version>3.0.0</annotation.api.version>
         <atinject.api.version>2.0.1</atinject.api.version>
-        <cdi.api.version>4.1.0</cdi.api.version>
+        <cdi.api.version>5.0.0.Alpha1-SNAPSHOT</cdi.api.version>
         <ejb.api.version>4.0.1</ejb.api.version>
+        <el.api.version>6.0.0</el.api.version>
         <jaxrs.api.version>4.0.0</jaxrs.api.version>
         <jpa.api.version>3.2.0</jpa.api.version>
         <jta.api.version>2.0.1</jta.api.version>
@@ -170,12 +171,6 @@
                 <artifactId>jakarta.enterprise.cdi-api</artifactId>
                 <version>${cdi.api.version}</version>
                 <exclusions>
-                    <!-- The CDI cre artifact still declares dep on EL API for deprecated BM methods -->
-                    <!-- Can be removed once we remove deprecated methods (likely in CDI 5) -->
-                    <exclusion>
-                        <groupId>jakarta.el</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>jakarta.el-api</artifactId>
-                    </exclusion>
                     <exclusion>
                         <groupId>jakarta.interceptor</groupId>
                         <artifactId>jakarta.interceptor-api</artifactId>
@@ -195,6 +190,12 @@
                 </exclusions>
             </dependency>
 
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>jakarta.el</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jakarta.el-api</artifactId>
+                <version>${el.api.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
+
             <!-- Configure non-API dependencies (e.g. testing)-->
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.testng</groupId>
diff --git a/weld/pom.xml b/weld/pom.xml
index b0acd3a2..33c91fe5 100644
--- a/weld/pom.xml
+++ b/weld/pom.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
           <artifactId>jakarta.enterprise.cdi-el-api</artifactId>
       </dependency>
 
+      <dependency>
+          <groupId>jakarta.el</groupId>
+          <artifactId>jakarta.el-api</artifactId>
+      </dependency>
+
       <dependency>
          <groupId>jakarta.servlet</groupId>
          <artifactId>jakarta.servlet-api</artifactId>