diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-lang-oop-modifiers/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-lang-oop-modifiers/pom.xml
index 70c70608eb..3cdcc3a481 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-lang-oop-modifiers/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-lang-oop-modifiers/pom.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <assertj-core.version>3.10.0</assertj-core.version>
+        <h2.version>1.4.197</h2.version> <!-- needs to be specified as it fails with parent's 1.4.200 -->
     </properties>
 
 </project>
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diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-data-eclipselink/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/spring-data-eclipselink/pom.xml
index a344d64864..561d144fe3 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-data-eclipselink/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-data-eclipselink/pom.xml
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
     <properties>
         <spring.version>1.5.9.RELEASE</spring.version>
         <eclipselink.version>2.7.0</eclipselink.version>
+        <h2.version>1.4.197</h2.version> <!-- needs to be specified as it fails with parent's 1.4.200 -->
     </properties>
 
 </project>
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