diff --git a/documentation/src/main/asciidoc/introduction/Introduction.adoc b/documentation/src/main/asciidoc/introduction/Introduction.adoc
index 0d5cbcf9eb..220bc62be9 100644
--- a/documentation/src/main/asciidoc/introduction/Introduction.adoc
+++ b/documentation/src/main/asciidoc/introduction/Introduction.adoc
@@ -186,23 +186,19 @@ dependencies {
     // the GOAT ORM
     implementation 'org.hibernate.orm:hibernate-core:{fullVersion}'
 
+    // Hibernate Processor
+    annotationProcessor 'org.hibernate.orm:hibernate-processor:{fullVersion}'
+
     // Hibernate Validator
     implementation 'org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator:8.0.1.Final'
     implementation 'org.glassfish:jakarta.el:4.0.2'
 
     // Agroal connection pool
-    implementation 'org.hibernate.orm:hibernate-agroal:{fullVersion}'
-    implementation 'io.agroal:agroal-pool:2.1'
+    runtimeOnly 'org.hibernate.orm:hibernate-agroal:{fullVersion}'
+    runtimeOnly 'io.agroal:agroal-pool:2.5'
 
     // logging via Log4j
-    implementation 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.24.1'
-
-    // Hibernate Processor
-    annotationProcessor 'org.hibernate.orm:hibernate-processor:{fullVersion}'
-
-    // Compile-time checking for HQL
-    //implementation 'org.hibernate:query-validator:2.0-SNAPSHOT'
-    //annotationProcessor 'org.hibernate:query-validator:2.0-SNAPSHOT'
+    runtimeOnly 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.24.1'
 
     // H2 database
     runtimeOnly 'com.h2database:h2:2.3.232'
@@ -281,8 +277,8 @@ public class Main {
                         // use H2 in-memory database
                         .jdbcUrl("jdbc:h2:mem:db1")
                         .jdbcCredentials("sa", "")
-                        // use Agroal connection pool
-                        .property("hibernate.agroal.maxSize", 20)
+                        // set the Agroal connection pool size
+                        .jdbcPoolSize(16)
                         // display SQL in console
                         .showSql(true, true, true)
                         .createEntityManagerFactory();
diff --git a/documentation/src/main/asciidoc/introduction/Tuning.adoc b/documentation/src/main/asciidoc/introduction/Tuning.adoc
index 8c6d3a3f2e..bd7700f16f 100644
--- a/documentation/src/main/asciidoc/introduction/Tuning.adoc
+++ b/documentation/src/main/asciidoc/introduction/Tuning.adoc
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ the connection pool.
 The connection pool built in to Hibernate is suitable for testing, but isn't intended for use in production.
 Instead, Hibernate supports several different connection pools, including our favorite, Agroal.
 
-To select and configure Agroal, you'll need to set some extra configuration properties, in addition to the settings we already saw in <<basic-configuration-settings>>.
+Hibernate will automatically make use of `AgroalConnectionProvider` if the module `org.hibernate.orm:hibernate-agroal` is available at runtime.
+
+To properly configure Agroal, you'll need to set some extra configuration properties, in addition to the settings we already saw in <<basic-configuration-settings>>.
 Properties with the prefix `hibernate.agroal` are passed through to Agroal:
 
 [source,properties]
@@ -47,7 +49,6 @@ hibernate.agroal.acquisitionTimeout PT1s
 hibernate.agroal.reapTimeout PT10s
 ----
 
-As long as you set at least one property with the prefix `hibernate.agroal`, the `AgroalConnectionProvider` will be selected automatically.
 There are many to choose from, as enumerated by link:{doc-javadoc-url}/org/hibernate/cfg/AgroalSettings.html[`AgroalSettings`]:
 
 .Settings for configuring Agroal
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ The following settings are common to all connection pools supported by Hibernate
 |===
 
 A popular alternative to Agroal is HikariCP.
-Its setting are enumerated by link:{doc-javadoc-url}/org/hibernate/cfg/HikariCPSettings.html[`HikariCPSettings`].
+Its settings are enumerated by link:{doc-javadoc-url}/org/hibernate/cfg/HikariCPSettings.html[`HikariCPSettings`].
 
 .Container-managed datasources
 ****