diff --git a/persistence-modules/hibernate-jpa/src/test/resources/hibernate-pessimistic-locking.properties b/persistence-modules/hibernate-jpa/src/test/resources/hibernate-pessimistic-locking.properties
index 4f1ff5e93a..342f7b0bf5 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/hibernate-jpa/src/test/resources/hibernate-pessimistic-locking.properties
+++ b/persistence-modules/hibernate-jpa/src/test/resources/hibernate-pessimistic-locking.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 hibernate.connection.driver_class=org.h2.Driver
-hibernate.connection.url=jdbc:h2:mem:mydb3;DB_CLOSE_DELAY=-1;LOCK_TIMEOUT=100;MVCC=FALSE
+hibernate.connection.url=jdbc:h2:mem:mydb3;DB_CLOSE_DELAY=-1;LOCK_TIMEOUT=100
 hibernate.connection.username=sa
 hibernate.connection.autocommit=true
 hibernate.dialect=org.hibernate.dialect.H2Dialect
diff --git a/testing-modules/junit-5-basics/pom.xml b/testing-modules/junit-5-basics/pom.xml
index 62dc4321a8..4dcba2db96 100644
--- a/testing-modules/junit-5-basics/pom.xml
+++ b/testing-modules/junit-5-basics/pom.xml
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <spring.version>5.0.6.RELEASE</spring.version>
+        <h2.version>1.4.197</h2.version> <!-- needs to be specified to be compatible with spring.version 5.0.6.RELEASE -->
     </properties>
 
 </project>
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