diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.emf.xpath/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.emf.xpath/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index b2f614a319b..6a786675cf1 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.emf.xpath/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.emf.xpath/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %Bundle-Name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.e4.emf.xpath;deprecated:="This bundle is deprecated since 2025-03 (removal in 2027-03 or later)"
-Bundle-Version: 0.6.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 0.6.100.qualifier
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-17
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.emf.ecore;bundle-version="2.35.0",
  org.eclipse.core.runtime;bundle-version="3.29.0",
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.emf.xpath/src/org/eclipse/e4/emf/xpath/XPathContext.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.emf.xpath/src/org/eclipse/e4/emf/xpath/XPathContext.java
index a596b220cf1..f39c1542ee4 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.emf.xpath/src/org/eclipse/e4/emf/xpath/XPathContext.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.emf.xpath/src/org/eclipse/e4/emf/xpath/XPathContext.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  *             {@code org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.modeling.EModelService#findMatchingElements(org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.application.MApplicationElement, String, Class)}
  *             instead.
  */
-@Deprecated(forRemoval = true, since = "2025-03 (removal in 2027-03 or later)")
+//@Deprecated(forRemoval = true, since = "2025-03 (removal in 2027-03 or later)")
 public interface XPathContext {
 
 	/**
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.workbench/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.workbench/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index cda81719931..76d8aaef376 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.workbench/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.workbench/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %pluginName
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.workbench;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 2.4.600.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 2.4.700.qualifier
 Bundle-Vendor: %providerName
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-17
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.workbench/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/model/ModelXPathEvaluator.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.workbench/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/model/ModelXPathEvaluator.java
index ac3a1408512..8d369036b28 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.workbench/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/model/ModelXPathEvaluator.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.workbench/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/model/ModelXPathEvaluator.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 public class ModelXPathEvaluator {
 
+	//testing and fixing CI errors
 	@SuppressWarnings({ "deprecation", "removal" })
 	public static <T> Stream<T> findMatchingElements(MApplicationElement searchRoot, String xPath, Class<T> clazz) {
 		return XPathContextFactory.newInstance().newContext(searchRoot).stream(xPath, clazz);