diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 65271c0e..b614dff7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -85,15 +85,15 @@
     </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</cdi.api.version>
         <ejb.api.version>4.0.1</ejb.api.version>
         <jaxrs.api.version>4.0.0</jaxrs.api.version>
         <jpa.api.version>3.2.0</jpa.api.version>
@@ -170,12 +170,6 @@
                 <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>