diff --git a/integration-tests/pom.xml b/integration-tests/pom.xml
index 4c3842db3..4346f1805 100644
--- a/integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -45,12 +45,11 @@
 
   <properties>
     <maven.test.redirectTestOutputToFile>true</maven.test.redirectTestOutputToFile>
-    <maven.test.skip>false</maven.test.skip>
-    <skipTests>${maven.test.skip}</skipTests>
+    <skipItTests>false</skipItTests>
+    <skipTests>${skipItTests}</skipTests>
 
     <!-- Dependency versions -->
     <version.jakarta.ee>10.0.0</version.jakarta.ee>
-    <version.org.jboss.arquillian>${project.version}</version.org.jboss.arquillian>
     <version.org.jboss.arquillian.jakarta>1.8.1.Final</version.org.jboss.arquillian.jakarta>
 
   </properties>
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jboss.arquillian</groupId>
         <artifactId>arquillian-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>${version.org.jboss.arquillian}</version>
+        <version>${project.version}</version>
         <scope>import</scope>
         <type>pom</type>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5d5d7f545..5c1208784 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -149,13 +149,14 @@
     <profile>
       <id>integration-tests</id>
       <modules>
-        <!-- Attempt to ensure the BOM is always built last on Windows -->
-        <module>bom</module>
         <module>integration-tests</module>
       </modules>
     </profile>
     <profile>
       <id>release</id>
+      <modules>
+        <module>integration-tests</module>
+      </modules>
       <build>
         <plugins>
           <plugin>
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@
               <localCheckout>true</localCheckout>
               <preparationGoals>clean install</preparationGoals>
               <releaseProfiles>gpg-sign,jboss-release</releaseProfiles>
+              <arguments>-DskipItTests=true</arguments>
               <tagNameFormat>@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
             </configuration>
           </plugin>