diff --git a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.deploy b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.deploy
index 12b11ea345c..602ac06923d 100644
--- a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.deploy
+++ b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.deploy
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pipeline {
         stage('Initialize') {
             steps {
                 script {
-                    cleanWs()
+                    cleanWs(disableDeferredWipeout: true)
 
                     if (params.DISPLAY_NAME) {
                         currentBuild.displayName = params.DISPLAY_NAME
@@ -83,19 +83,28 @@ pipeline {
             }
             steps {
                 script {
-                    maven.mvnVersionsSet(getMavenCommand(), getProjectVersion(), !isRelease())
+                    configFileProvider([configFile(fileId: env.MAVEN_SETTINGS_CONFIG_FILE_ID, variable: 'MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE')]){
+                        maven.mvnVersionsSet(
+                            getMavenCommand().withSettingsXmlFile(MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE),
+                            getProjectVersion(),
+                            !isRelease()
+                        )
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
         stage('Build & Test') {
             steps {
                 script {
-                    getMavenCommand()
-                        .withOptions(env.DROOLS_BUILD_MVN_OPTS ? [ env.DROOLS_BUILD_MVN_OPTS ] : [])
-                        .withOptions(env.BUILD_MVN_OPTS_CURRENT ? [ env.BUILD_MVN_OPTS_CURRENT ] : [])
-                        .withProperty('maven.test.failure.ignore', true)
-                        .skipTests(params.SKIP_TESTS)
-                        .run('clean install')
+                    configFileProvider([configFile(fileId: env.MAVEN_SETTINGS_CONFIG_FILE_ID, variable: 'MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE')]){
+                        getMavenCommand()
+                            .withOptions(env.DROOLS_BUILD_MVN_OPTS ? [ env.DROOLS_BUILD_MVN_OPTS ] : [])
+                            .withOptions(env.BUILD_MVN_OPTS_CURRENT ? [ env.BUILD_MVN_OPTS_CURRENT ] : [])
+                            .withProperty('maven.test.failure.ignore', true)
+                            .skipTests(params.SKIP_TESTS)
+                            .withSettingsXmlFile(MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE)
+                            .run('clean install')
+                    }
                 }
             }
             post {
@@ -165,7 +174,7 @@ pipeline {
         }
         cleanup {
             script {
-                util.cleanNode('docker')
+                util.cleanNode()
             }
         }
     }
@@ -252,7 +261,6 @@ void setDeployPropertyIfNeeded(String key, def value) {
 MavenCommand getMavenCommand(String directory = '') {
     directory = directory ?: getRepoName()
     def mvnCmd = new MavenCommand(this, ['-fae', '-ntp'])
-                .withSettingsXmlId(env.MAVEN_SETTINGS_CONFIG_FILE_ID)
                 .withOptions(env.BUILD_MVN_OPTS ? [ env.BUILD_MVN_OPTS ] : [])
                 .inDirectory(directory)
     if (!isMainStream()) { // Workaround as enforcer rules may not be fixed on other streams
@@ -272,20 +280,25 @@ void runMavenDeploy(boolean localDeployment = false) {
         mvnCmd.withDeployRepository(env.MAVEN_DEPLOY_REPOSITORY)
     }
 
-    mvnCmd.skipTests(true)
+    configFileProvider([configFile(fileId: env.MAVEN_SETTINGS_CONFIG_FILE_ID, variable: 'MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE')]){
+        mvnCmd.skipTests(true)
             .withOptions(env.DROOLS_BUILD_MVN_OPTS ? [ env.DROOLS_BUILD_MVN_OPTS ] : [])
             .withOptions(env.BUILD_MVN_OPTS_CURRENT ? [ env.BUILD_MVN_OPTS_CURRENT ] : [])
+            .withSettingsXmlFile(MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE)
             .run('clean deploy')
+    }
 }
 
 void runMavenStage() {
-    MavenStagingHelper stagingHelper = getStagingHelper()
-    deployProperties.putAll(stagingHelper.stageLocalArtifacts(env.NEXUS_STAGING_PROFILE_ID, getLocalDeploymentFolder()))
-    stagingHelper.promoteStagingRepository(env.NEXUS_BUILD_PROMOTION_PROFILE_ID)
+    configFileProvider([configFile(fileId: env.MAVEN_SETTINGS_CONFIG_FILE_ID, variable: 'MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE')]){
+        MavenStagingHelper stagingHelper = getStagingHelper(getMavenCommand().withSettingsXmlFile(MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE))
+        deployProperties.putAll(stagingHelper.stageLocalArtifacts(env.NEXUS_STAGING_PROFILE_ID, getLocalDeploymentFolder()))
+        stagingHelper.promoteStagingRepository(env.NEXUS_BUILD_PROMOTION_PROFILE_ID)
+    }
 }
 
-MavenStagingHelper getStagingHelper() {
-    return new MavenStagingHelper(this, getMavenCommand())
+MavenStagingHelper getStagingHelper(MavenCommand mavenCommand) {
+    return new MavenStagingHelper(this, mavenCommand)
         .withNexusReleaseUrl(env.NEXUS_RELEASE_URL)
         .withNexusReleaseRepositoryId(env.NEXUS_RELEASE_REPOSITORY_ID)
 }
diff --git a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.promote b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.promote
index 2b027750cfe..661c6e1d305 100644
--- a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.promote
+++ b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.promote
@@ -73,13 +73,16 @@ pipeline {
             }
             steps {
                 script {
-                    getMavenCommand()
-                        .withOptions(env.DROOLS_BUILD_MVN_OPTS ? [ env.DROOLS_BUILD_MVN_OPTS ] : [])
-                        .withOptions(env.BUILD_MVN_OPTS_CURRENT ? [ env.BUILD_MVN_OPTS_CURRENT ] : [])
-                        .inDirectory(getRepoName())
-                        .skipTests(true)
-                        .withProperty('full')
-                        .run('clean install')
+                    configFileProvider([configFile(fileId: env.MAVEN_SETTINGS_CONFIG_FILE_ID, variable: 'MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE')]){
+                        getMavenCommand()
+                            .withOptions(env.DROOLS_BUILD_MVN_OPTS ? [ env.DROOLS_BUILD_MVN_OPTS ] : [])
+                            .withOptions(env.BUILD_MVN_OPTS_CURRENT ? [ env.BUILD_MVN_OPTS_CURRENT ] : [])
+                            .inDirectory(getRepoName())
+                            .skipTests(true)
+                            .withProperty('full')
+                            .withSettingsXmlFile(MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE)
+                            .run('clean install')
+                    }
                     uploadFileMgmt(getRepoName())
                 }
             }
@@ -91,7 +94,7 @@ pipeline {
         }
         cleanup {
             script {
-                util.cleanNode('docker')
+                util.cleanNode()
             }
         }
     }
@@ -198,7 +201,6 @@ void tagLatest() {
 
 MavenCommand getMavenCommand() {
     mvnCmd = new MavenCommand(this, ['-fae', '-ntp'])
-                    .withSettingsXmlId("${env.MAVEN_SETTINGS_CONFIG_FILE_ID}")
                     .withOptions(env.BUILD_MVN_OPTS ? [ env.BUILD_MVN_OPTS ] : [])
     if (env.MAVEN_DEPENDENCIES_REPOSITORY) {
         mvnCmd.withDependencyRepositoryInSettings('deps-repo', env.MAVEN_DEPENDENCIES_REPOSITORY)
diff --git a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.quarkus-3.rewrite.pr b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.quarkus-3.rewrite.pr
index 5a4b689871c..b034906a550 100644
--- a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.quarkus-3.rewrite.pr
+++ b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.quarkus-3.rewrite.pr
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pipeline {
         stage('Initialization') {
             steps {
                 script {
-                    cleanWs()
+                    cleanWs(disableDeferredWipeout: true)
 
                     sh 'printenv > env_props'
                     archiveArtifacts artifacts: 'env_props'
@@ -58,10 +58,8 @@ pipeline {
         }
     }
     post {
-        always {
-            script {
-                cleanWs()
-            }
+        cleanup {
+            cleanWs()
         }
         unsuccessful {
             script {
diff --git a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.quarkus-3.rewrite.standalone b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.quarkus-3.rewrite.standalone
index 4e2c7cf7ee9..03d3f07cc3f 100644
--- a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.quarkus-3.rewrite.standalone
+++ b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.quarkus-3.rewrite.standalone
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ pipeline {
 
 void clean() {
     sh 'rm -rf ~/.rewrite-cache/'
-    util.cleanNode('docker')
+    util.cleanNode()
 }
 
 void sendErrorNotification() {
diff --git a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.setup-branch b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.setup-branch
index 95b74cfcbe6..b8502466ea9 100644
--- a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.setup-branch
+++ b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.setup-branch
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pipeline {
         stage('Initialize') {
             steps {
                 script {
-                    cleanWs()
+                    cleanWs(disableDeferredWipeout: true)
 
                     if (params.DISPLAY_NAME) {
                         currentBuild.displayName = params.DISPLAY_NAME
@@ -41,7 +41,13 @@ pipeline {
             steps {
                 script {
                     dir(getRepoName()) {
-                        maven.mvnVersionsSet(getMavenCommand(), getDroolsVersion(), true)
+                        configFileProvider([configFile(fileId: env.MAVEN_SETTINGS_CONFIG_FILE_ID, variable: 'MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE')]){
+                            maven.mvnVersionsSet(
+                                getMavenCommand().withSettingsXmlFile(MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE),
+                                getDroolsVersion(),
+                                true
+                            )
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -82,7 +88,7 @@ pipeline {
         }
         cleanup {
             script {
-                util.cleanNode('docker')
+                util.cleanNode()
             }
         }
     }
@@ -125,7 +131,6 @@ String getGitAuthorCredsId() {
 
 MavenCommand getMavenCommand() {
     return new MavenCommand(this, ['-fae', '-ntp'])
-                .withSettingsXmlId(env.MAVEN_SETTINGS_CONFIG_FILE_ID)
                 .withOptions(env.BUILD_MVN_OPTS ? [ env.BUILD_MVN_OPTS ] : [])
                 .withProperty('full')
 }
diff --git a/.ci/jenkins/project/Jenkinsfile.post-release b/.ci/jenkins/project/Jenkinsfile.post-release
index a23c2cff2e3..bbe70e1c238 100644
--- a/.ci/jenkins/project/Jenkinsfile.post-release
+++ b/.ci/jenkins/project/Jenkinsfile.post-release
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pipeline {
         stage('Initialization') {
             steps {
                 script {
-                    cleanWs()
+                    cleanWs(disableDeferredWipeout: true)
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pipeline {
         }
     }
     post {
-        always {
+        cleanup {
             cleanWs()
         }
         unsuccessful {
diff --git a/.ci/jenkins/project/Jenkinsfile.release b/.ci/jenkins/project/Jenkinsfile.release
index 65943d551aa..726b95ce9cb 100644
--- a/.ci/jenkins/project/Jenkinsfile.release
+++ b/.ci/jenkins/project/Jenkinsfile.release
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ pipeline {
             script {
                 saveReleaseProperties()
             }
+        }
+        cleanup {
             cleanWs()
         }
         success {