diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index c5950d00..afcfa66e 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ updates:
       - dependency-name: "com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle"
         # Newer versions have issues, see #1909 and #2050
       - dependency-name: "jline:jline"
-        # Needs to be synchronised with maven-resolver-provider dependencies
+        # Later versions of these Maven dependencies are incompatible and require careful management - see SPIGOT-7400
       - dependency-name: "org.apache.maven.resolver:maven-resolver-connector-basic"
       - dependency-name: "org.apache.maven.resolver:maven-resolver-transport-http"
+      - dependency-name: "org.apache.maven:maven-resolver-provider"
         # Used with maven-resolver dependencies; 2.0 update breaks other providers
       - dependency-name: "org.slf4j:slf4j-api"
         update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 67e0673d..a6e14dea 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -51,21 +51,21 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-resolver-provider</artifactId>
-            <version>3.9.2</version>
+            <version>3.8.5</version>
             <!-- not part of the API proper -->
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-resolver-connector-basic</artifactId>
-            <version>1.9.10</version>
+            <version>1.7.3</version>
             <!-- not part of the API proper -->
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-http</artifactId>
-            <version>1.9.10</version>
+            <version>1.7.3</version>
             <!-- not part of the API proper -->
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
diff --git a/proxy/pom.xml b/proxy/pom.xml
index a783a605..faeae901 100644
--- a/proxy/pom.xml
+++ b/proxy/pom.xml
@@ -103,19 +103,19 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-resolver-provider</artifactId>
-            <version>3.9.2</version>
+            <version>3.8.5</version>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-resolver-connector-basic</artifactId>
-            <version>1.9.10</version>
+            <version>1.7.3</version>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-http</artifactId>
-            <version>1.9.10</version>
+            <version>1.7.3</version>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>