diff --git a/apache-maven/pom.xml b/apache-maven/pom.xml
index de432eefd0..d22c0afe71 100644
--- a/apache-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/apache-maven/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ under the License.
     <!-- HTTP/1.1, medium priority, Java8+ -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
-      <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-http</artifactId>
+      <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-apache</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <!-- HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2, high priority, Java11+ -->
     <dependency>
diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/internal/aether/DefaultRepositorySystemSessionFactory.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/internal/aether/DefaultRepositorySystemSessionFactory.java
index 6dd44ab79e..a3e718f08b 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/internal/aether/DefaultRepositorySystemSessionFactory.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/internal/aether/DefaultRepositorySystemSessionFactory.java
@@ -92,16 +92,6 @@ public class DefaultRepositorySystemSessionFactory {
      */
     private static final String MAVEN_REPO_LOCAL_TAIL = "maven.repo.local.tail";
 
-    /**
-     * User property for chained LRM: should artifact availability be ignored in tail local repositories or not.
-     * Default: {@code true}, will ignore availability from tail local repositories.
-     *
-     * @since 3.9.0
-     * @deprecated Use {@link ChainedLocalRepositoryManager#IGNORE_TAIL_AVAILABILITY} instead.
-     */
-    @Deprecated
-    private static final String MAVEN_REPO_LOCAL_TAIL_IGNORE_AVAILABILITY = "maven.repo.local.tail.ignoreAvailability";
-
     /**
      * User property for reverse dependency tree. If enabled, Maven will record ".tracking" directory into local
      * repository with "reverse dependency tree", essentially explaining WHY given artifact is present in local
@@ -134,7 +124,7 @@ public class DefaultRepositorySystemSessionFactory {
 
     private static final String WAGON_TRANSPORTER_PRIORITY_KEY = "aether.priority.WagonTransporterFactory";
 
-    private static final String APACHE_HTTP_TRANSPORTER_PRIORITY_KEY = "aether.priority.HttpTransporterFactory";
+    private static final String APACHE_HTTP_TRANSPORTER_PRIORITY_KEY = "aether.priority.ApacheTransporterFactory";
 
     private static final String JDK_HTTP_TRANSPORTER_PRIORITY_KEY = "aether.priority.JdkTransporterFactory";
 
@@ -198,25 +188,6 @@ public class DefaultRepositorySystemSessionFactory {
         configProps.putAll(request.getSystemProperties());
         configProps.putAll(request.getUserProperties());
 
-        // we need to "translate" this
-        if (configProps.containsKey(MAVEN_REPO_LOCAL_TAIL_IGNORE_AVAILABILITY)) {
-            logger.warn(
-                    "User property {} is DEPRECATED, switch to {}",
-                    MAVEN_REPO_LOCAL_TAIL_IGNORE_AVAILABILITY,
-                    ChainedLocalRepositoryManager.IGNORE_TAIL_AVAILABILITY);
-            configProps.put(
-                    ChainedLocalRepositoryManager.IGNORE_TAIL_AVAILABILITY,
-                    configProps.get(MAVEN_REPO_LOCAL_TAIL_IGNORE_AVAILABILITY));
-        }
-
-        // HACK: Resolver 2.0.0-alpha-2 carries a bad change:
-        // https://github.com/apache/maven-resolver/commit/178cfba9f3889f7e942a6a0d74716355b01a78f5
-        // that is fixed in later versions by MRESOLVER-437 https://github.com/apache/maven-resolver/pull/373
-        // TODO: remove this hack below once Resolver PR above is applied
-        if (!configProps.containsKey(ConfigurationProperties.HTTP_EXPECT_CONTINUE)) {
-            configProps.put(ConfigurationProperties.HTTP_EXPECT_CONTINUE, Boolean.FALSE.toString());
-        }
-
         session.setOffline(request.isOffline());
         session.setChecksumPolicy(request.getGlobalChecksumPolicy());
         session.setUpdatePolicy(
@@ -277,6 +248,8 @@ public class DefaultRepositorySystemSessionFactory {
         }
         session.setProxySelector(proxySelector);
 
+        // Note: we do NOT use WagonTransportConfigurationKeys here as Maven Core does NOT depend on Wagon Transport
+        // and this is okay and "good thing".
         DefaultAuthenticationSelector authSelector = new DefaultAuthenticationSelector();
         for (Server server : decrypted.getServers()) {
             AuthenticationBuilder authBuilder = new AuthenticationBuilder();
@@ -291,7 +264,7 @@ public class DefaultRepositorySystemSessionFactory {
                         .collect(Collectors.toList());
                 dom = new XmlNodeImpl(dom.getName(), null, null, children, null);
                 PlexusConfiguration config = XmlPlexusConfiguration.toPlexusConfiguration(dom);
-                configProps.put("aether.connector.wagon.config." + server.getId(), config);
+                configProps.put("aether.transport.wagon.config." + server.getId(), config);
 
                 // Translate to proper resolver configuration properties as well (as Plexus XML above is Wagon specific
                 // only) but support only configuration/httpConfiguration/all, see
@@ -363,8 +336,8 @@ public class DefaultRepositorySystemSessionFactory {
                 }
             }
 
-            configProps.put("aether.connector.perms.fileMode." + server.getId(), server.getFilePermissions());
-            configProps.put("aether.connector.perms.dirMode." + server.getId(), server.getDirectoryPermissions());
+            configProps.put("aether.transport.wagon.perms.fileMode." + server.getId(), server.getFilePermissions());
+            configProps.put("aether.transport.wagon.perms.dirMode." + server.getId(), server.getDirectoryPermissions());
         }
         session.setAuthenticationSelector(authSelector);
 
diff --git a/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/internal/aether/DefaultRepositorySystemSessionFactoryTest.java b/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/internal/aether/DefaultRepositorySystemSessionFactoryTest.java
index 16b90aa4ed..f3e359310e 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/internal/aether/DefaultRepositorySystemSessionFactoryTest.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/internal/aether/DefaultRepositorySystemSessionFactoryTest.java
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public class DefaultRepositorySystemSessionFactoryTest {
         PlexusConfiguration plexusConfiguration = (PlexusConfiguration) systemSessionFactory
                 .newRepositorySession(request)
                 .getConfigProperties()
-                .get("aether.connector.wagon.config.repository");
+                .get("aether.transport.wagon.config.repository");
         assertNotNull(plexusConfiguration);
         assertEquals(0, plexusConfiguration.getChildCount());
     }
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ public class DefaultRepositorySystemSessionFactoryTest {
         Map<String, Object> configProperties =
                 systemSessionFactory.newRepositorySession(request).getConfigProperties();
         assertEquals(String.valueOf(Float.MAX_VALUE), configProperties.get("aether.priority.FileTransporterFactory"));
-        assertEquals(String.valueOf(Float.MAX_VALUE), configProperties.get("aether.priority.HttpTransporterFactory"));
+        assertEquals(String.valueOf(Float.MAX_VALUE), configProperties.get("aether.priority.ApacheTransporterFactory"));
         properties.remove("maven.resolver.transport");
 
         // wagon
diff --git a/maven-resolver-provider/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-provider/pom.xml
index 3fa1082705..37665f74e1 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-provider/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-provider/pom.xml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ under the License.
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
-      <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-http</artifactId>
+      <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-apache</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2922a5ce53..9d9ee92143 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ under the License.
     <plexusInterpolationVersion>1.26</plexusInterpolationVersion>
     <plexusTestingVersion>1.0.0</plexusTestingVersion>
     <plexusXmlVersion>4.0.1</plexusXmlVersion>
-    <resolverVersion>2.0.0-alpha-2</resolverVersion>
+    <resolverVersion>2.0.0-alpha-3</resolverVersion>
     <securityDispatcherVersion>2.0</securityDispatcherVersion>
     <sisuVersion>0.9.0.M2</sisuVersion>
     <slf4jVersion>1.7.36</slf4jVersion>
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ under the License.
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-http</artifactId>
+        <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-apache</artifactId>
         <version>${resolverVersion}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>