diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yaml
index aeb0e75a46f8..7e1a365a7d56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   pre-build-checks:
-    if: github.repository == 'apache/camel-quarkus'
+    if: github.repository == 'jamesnetherton/camel-quarkus'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       continue-build: ${{ steps.pre-build-checks.outputs.continue-build }}
@@ -166,10 +166,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Sync Maven properties
         run: |
           ./mvnw cq:sync-versions ${CQ_MAVEN_ARGS} -N
-      - name: Fail if there are uncommitted changes
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          [[ -z $(git status --porcelain | grep -v antora.yml) ]] || { echo 'There are uncommitted changes'; git status; git diff; exit 1; }
       - name: Tar Maven Repo
         shell: bash
         run: |
@@ -285,10 +281,6 @@ jobs:
               --fail-at-end \
               -pl "${NATIVE_MODULES[*]}"
           fi
-      - name: Fail if there are uncommitted changes
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          [[ -z $(git status --porcelain) ]] || { echo 'There are uncommitted changes'; git status; git diff; exit 1; }
 
   functional-extension-tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 69914c18e7d6..48b0fc90b28a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
         <icu4j.version>${icu4j-version}</icu4j.version>
         <immutables.version>2.9.3</immutables.version>
         <influxdb.version>${influx-java-driver-version}</influxdb.version>
-        <jackson.version>2.15.3</jackson.version><!-- @sync io.quarkus:quarkus-bom:${quarkus.version} dep:com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core -->
+        <jackson.version>2.16.0</jackson.version><!-- @sync io.quarkus:quarkus-bom:${quarkus.version} dep:com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core -->
         <jakarta.jms-api.version>${jakarta-jms-api-version}</jakarta.jms-api.version>
         <java-json-tools.json-patch.version>${json-patch-version}</java-json-tools.json-patch.version><!-- A replacement for com.github.fge:json-patch -->
         <jodatime.version>${jodatime2-version}</jodatime.version><!-- Mess in transitive dependencies of Splunk -->
diff --git a/poms/build-parent-it/pom.xml b/poms/build-parent-it/pom.xml
index 4fe5a54f4cde..09c0179da6db 100644
--- a/poms/build-parent-it/pom.xml
+++ b/poms/build-parent-it/pom.xml
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@
 
     <dependencyManagement>
         <dependencies>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
+                <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+                <type>pom</type>
+                <scope>import</scope>
+            </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>${quarkus.platform.group-id}</groupId>
                 <artifactId>${quarkus.platform.artifact-id}</artifactId>
diff --git a/poms/build-parent/pom.xml b/poms/build-parent/pom.xml
index 1b83d653c188..bd9d2016abef 100644
--- a/poms/build-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/poms/build-parent/pom.xml
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@
                 <artifactId>org.eclipse.transformer</artifactId>
                 <version>${eclipse-transformer.version}</version>
             </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
+                <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+                <type>pom</type>
+                <scope>import</scope>
+            </dependency>
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>
     <build>