diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index 75984f0baa..ac9408ee17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
-        java: [8, 11]
+        java: [11]
         profile: [ '', '-Pclassic']
 
     steps:
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f35c18fbb9..040c9e9a5b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
         <aem.sdk.api>2023.7.12874.20230726T072051Z-230702</aem.sdk.api>
         <componentGroupName>WKND Site</componentGroupName>
-        <core.wcm.components.version>2.25.4</core.wcm.components.version>
+        <core.wcm.components.version>2.26.0</core.wcm.components.version>
         <uber.jar.version>6.5.17</uber.jar.version>
         <wknd-shared.version>3.1.0</wknd-shared.version>
         <wknd-shared.65.version>2.2.2</wknd-shared.65.version>