diff --git a/instrumentation/hibernate/hibernate-reactive-1.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/hibernate/hibernate-reactive-1.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
index fbe70f17463c..5588958488f7 100644
--- a/instrumentation/hibernate/hibernate-reactive-1.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/hibernate/hibernate-reactive-1.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ testing {
         implementation("org.testcontainers:testcontainers")
         if (latestDepTest) {
           implementation("org.hibernate.reactive:hibernate-reactive-core:1.+")
-          implementation("io.vertx:vertx-pg-client:+")
+          implementation("io.vertx:vertx-pg-client:4.+")
         } else {
           implementation("org.hibernate.reactive:hibernate-reactive-core:1.0.0.Final")
           implementation("io.vertx:vertx-pg-client:4.1.5")
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ testing {
       dependencies {
         implementation("org.testcontainers:testcontainers")
         if (latestDepTest) {
-          implementation("org.hibernate.reactive:hibernate-reactive-core:2.+")
-          implementation("io.vertx:vertx-pg-client:+")
+          implementation("org.hibernate.reactive:hibernate-reactive-core:latest.release")
+          implementation("io.vertx:vertx-pg-client:latest.release")
         } else {
           implementation("org.hibernate.reactive:hibernate-reactive-core:2.0.0.Final")
           implementation("io.vertx:vertx-pg-client:4.4.2")
diff --git a/instrumentation/spring/spring-cloud-aws-3.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/spring/spring-cloud-aws-3.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
index 2e1aac948038..67ceebcfbfd4 100644
--- a/instrumentation/spring/spring-cloud-aws-3.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/spring/spring-cloud-aws-3.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
@@ -12,15 +12,22 @@ muzzle {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-  library("io.awspring.cloud:spring-cloud-aws-starter-sqs:3.0.0")
+  // current latest release 3.3.0-M1 has parent that is from central because of that we can't use
+  // library here and have to use compileOnly + testImplementation to avoid resolving the broken
+  // version
+  compileOnly("io.awspring.cloud:spring-cloud-aws-starter-sqs:3.0.0")
   implementation(project(":instrumentation:aws-sdk:aws-sdk-2.2:library"))
 
   testInstrumentation(project(":instrumentation:aws-sdk:aws-sdk-2.2:javaagent"))
 
   testImplementation("org.elasticmq:elasticmq-rest-sqs_2.13")
 
+  testImplementation("io.awspring.cloud:spring-cloud-aws-starter-sqs:3.0.0")
   testLibrary("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test:3.0.0")
   testLibrary("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web:3.0.0")
+
+  // current latest release 3.3.0-M1 has parent that is from central
+  latestDepTestLibrary("io.awspring.cloud:spring-cloud-aws-starter-sqs:3.2.1")
 }
 
 otelJava {
diff --git a/instrumentation/vertx/vertx-kafka-client-3.6/javaagent/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/vertx/vertx-kafka-client-3.6/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
index 7bb1ac162fbc..5d0909919feb 100644
--- a/instrumentation/vertx/vertx-kafka-client-3.6/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/vertx/vertx-kafka-client-3.6/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ testing {
 
         // the "library" configuration is not recognized by the test suite plugin
         if (latestDepTest) {
-          implementation("io.vertx:vertx-kafka-client:+")
-          implementation("io.vertx:vertx-codegen:+")
+          implementation("io.vertx:vertx-kafka-client:latest.release")
+          implementation("io.vertx:vertx-codegen:latest.release")
         } else {
           implementation("io.vertx:vertx-kafka-client:3.6.0")
           implementation("io.vertx:vertx-codegen:3.6.0")
diff --git a/instrumentation/vertx/vertx-rx-java-3.5/javaagent/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/vertx/vertx-rx-java-3.5/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
index 4637b180ed07..b6f3ce7536d6 100644
--- a/instrumentation/vertx/vertx-rx-java-3.5/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/vertx/vertx-rx-java-3.5/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ testing {
       dependencies {
         implementation("org.hsqldb:hsqldb:2.3.4")
 
-        implementation("io.vertx:vertx-web:+")
-        implementation("io.vertx:vertx-rx-java2:+")
-        implementation("io.vertx:vertx-web-client:+")
-        implementation("io.vertx:vertx-jdbc-client:+")
-        implementation("io.vertx:vertx-circuit-breaker:+")
+        implementation("io.vertx:vertx-web:latest.release")
+        implementation("io.vertx:vertx-rx-java2:latest.release")
+        implementation("io.vertx:vertx-web-client:latest.release")
+        implementation("io.vertx:vertx-jdbc-client:latest.release")
+        implementation("io.vertx:vertx-circuit-breaker:latest.release")
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/instrumentation/vertx/vertx-web-3.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/vertx/vertx-web-3.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
index 7a58ec9e2662..8d359cbe462b 100644
--- a/instrumentation/vertx/vertx-web-3.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/vertx/vertx-web-3.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ testing {
       dependencies {
         implementation(project(":instrumentation:vertx:vertx-web-3.0:testing"))
 
-        implementation("io.vertx:vertx-web:+")
-        implementation("io.vertx:vertx-jdbc-client:+")
-        implementation("io.vertx:vertx-codegen:+")
+        implementation("io.vertx:vertx-web:latest.release")
+        implementation("io.vertx:vertx-jdbc-client:latest.release")
+        implementation("io.vertx:vertx-codegen:latest.release")
       }
     }
   }