diff --git a/.github/workflows/valhalla-ea.yml b/.github/workflows/valhalla-ea.yml
index 488f29b1..15629251 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/valhalla-ea.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/valhalla-ea.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        java_version: [valhalla]
+        java_version: [jep401ea2]
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
 
     steps:
diff --git a/inject-generator/pom.xml b/inject-generator/pom.xml
index 3199a74e..ffefdbdc 100644
--- a/inject-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/inject-generator/pom.xml
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
   <description>annotation processor generating source code for avaje-inject dependency injection</description>
   <properties>
     <avaje.prisms.version>1.43</avaje.prisms.version>
-    <!-- valhalla-build-start ___
-    <maven.compiler.enablePreview>false</maven.compiler.enablePreview>
-    ____ valhalla-build-end -->
   </properties>
   <dependencies>
 
diff --git a/inject-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/inject-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 6bac7b63..d939b8d8 100644
--- a/inject-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/inject-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@
         <configuration>
           <goalPrefix>provides</goalPrefix>
         </configuration>
+         <dependencies>
+            <dependency>
+              <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
+              <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
+              <version>9.9</version>
+            </dependency>
+         </dependencies>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6f502aab..0d503996 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <project.build.outputTimestamp>2025-10-21T20:40:33Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
     <!-- default-build-end -->
     <!-- valhalla-build-start ___
-    <maven.compiler.release>23</maven.compiler.release>
+    <maven.compiler.release>26</maven.compiler.release>
     <maven.compiler.enablePreview>true</maven.compiler.enablePreview>
     ____ valhalla-build-end -->
   </properties>