diff --git a/persistence-modules/java-harperdb/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/java-harperdb/pom.xml
index 56b63948c9..318f4b7460 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/java-harperdb/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/java-harperdb/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
             <artifactId>java-harperdb</artifactId>
-            <version>4.2</version>
+            <version>${haperdb-driver.version}</version>
             <scope>system</scope>
             <systemPath>${project.basedir}/lib/cdata.jdbc.harperdb.jar</systemPath>
         </dependency>
@@ -57,4 +57,8 @@
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>
 
+    <properties>
+        <haperdb-driver.version>4.2</haperdb-driver.version>
+    </properties>
+
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 219fc19071..27fe5947dd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -818,8 +818,8 @@
                 <module>pdf</module>
                 <module>performance-tests</module>
                 <module>persistence-modules</module>
+                <module>persistence-modules/java-harperdb</module>
                 <module>persistence-modules/spring-data-neo4j</module>
-                <module>persistence-modules/java-harperdb</module>     
                 <module>protobuffer</module>
                 <module>quarkus-modules</module>
                 <module>reactive-systems</module>