diff --git a/tycho-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/TychoConstants.java b/tycho-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/TychoConstants.java
index bcf6e6a2aa..2ee45c8b2a 100644
--- a/tycho-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/TychoConstants.java
+++ b/tycho-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/TychoConstants.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 public interface TychoConstants {
 
-    public static final String ECLIPSE_LATEST = "https://download.eclipse.org/releases/2024-09/";
+    public static final String ECLIPSE_LATEST = "https://download.eclipse.org/releases/2024-12/";
 
     public static final String TYCHO_NOT_CONFIGURED = "Tycho build extension not configured for ";
 
diff --git a/tycho-extras/tycho-extras-its/src/test/java/org/eclipse/tycho/extras/its/AbstractTychoExtrasIntegrationTest.java b/tycho-extras/tycho-extras-its/src/test/java/org/eclipse/tycho/extras/its/AbstractTychoExtrasIntegrationTest.java
index 3d837cdd9e..484b980c1c 100644
--- a/tycho-extras/tycho-extras-its/src/test/java/org/eclipse/tycho/extras/its/AbstractTychoExtrasIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/tycho-extras/tycho-extras-its/src/test/java/org/eclipse/tycho/extras/its/AbstractTychoExtrasIntegrationTest.java
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 
 public class AbstractTychoExtrasIntegrationTest extends AbstractTychoIntegrationTest {
 
-    public static final String P2_REPO = "https:///download.eclipse.org/releases/2019-09/";
-
     @Override
     protected File getBasedir(String test) throws IOException {
         return new File("target/test-classes", test).getAbsoluteFile();
diff --git a/tycho-extras/tycho-extras-its/src/test/java/org/eclipse/tycho/extras/pde/TestListDependencies.java b/tycho-extras/tycho-extras-its/src/test/java/org/eclipse/tycho/extras/pde/TestListDependencies.java
index dd86effd3c..d9ac5ca163 100644
--- a/tycho-extras/tycho-extras-its/src/test/java/org/eclipse/tycho/extras/pde/TestListDependencies.java
+++ b/tycho-extras/tycho-extras-its/src/test/java/org/eclipse/tycho/extras/pde/TestListDependencies.java
@@ -9,13 +9,15 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.tycho.extras.pde;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 
 import org.apache.maven.it.Verifier;
 import org.eclipse.tycho.extras.its.AbstractTychoExtrasIntegrationTest;
-import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 public class TestListDependencies extends AbstractTychoExtrasIntegrationTest {
@@ -26,27 +28,26 @@ public void testDependencyInReactor() throws Exception {
         verifier.executeGoal("verify");
         verifier.verifyErrorFreeLog();
         File file = new File(verifier.getBasedir(), "dependent/target/dependencies-list.txt");
-        Assert.assertTrue(file.exists());
+        assertTrue(file.exists());
         try (BufferedReader reader = Files.newBufferedReader(file.toPath());) {
             File dependency = new File(reader.readLine());
-            Assert.assertTrue(dependency.exists());
-            Assert.assertEquals("dependency-0.1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar", dependency.getName());
+            assertTrue(dependency.exists());
+            assertEquals("dependency-0.1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar", dependency.getName());
         }
     }
 
     @Test
     public void testDependencyWithNestedJar() throws Exception {
-        Verifier verifier = getVerifier("dependencyList/dependency-with-nested-jar", false);
-        verifier.addCliOption("-Dp2-repo=" + P2_REPO);
+        Verifier verifier = getVerifier("dependencyList/dependency-with-nested-jar");
         verifier.executeGoal("verify");
         verifier.verifyErrorFreeLog();
         File file = new File(verifier.getBasedir(), "target/dependencies-list.txt");
-        Assert.assertTrue(file.exists());
+        assertTrue(file.exists());
         try (BufferedReader reader = Files.newBufferedReader(file.toPath()) //
         ) { //
             File dependency = new File(reader.readLine());
-            Assert.assertTrue(dependency.exists());
-            Assert.assertEquals("org.junit-4.12.0.v201504281640.jar", dependency.getName());
+            assertTrue(dependency.exists());
+            assertEquals("org.junit-4.13.2.v20240929-1000.jar", dependency.getName());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tycho-extras/tycho-extras-its/src/test/resources/dependencyList/dependency-with-nested-jar/pom.xml b/tycho-extras/tycho-extras-its/src/test/resources/dependencyList/dependency-with-nested-jar/pom.xml
index 5cec52a0c2..7e525c885a 100644
--- a/tycho-extras/tycho-extras-its/src/test/resources/dependencyList/dependency-with-nested-jar/pom.xml
+++ b/tycho-extras/tycho-extras-its/src/test/resources/dependencyList/dependency-with-nested-jar/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 	<repositories>
 		<repository>
 			<id>p2-repo</id>
-			<url>${p2-repo}</url>
+			<url>${target-platform}</url>
 			<layout>p2</layout>
 		</repository>
 	</repositories>
diff --git a/tycho-its/src/test/java/org/eclipse/tycho/test/surefire/ExplodedTestDependenciesTest.java b/tycho-its/src/test/java/org/eclipse/tycho/test/surefire/ExplodedTestDependenciesTest.java
index f5c69ca9cf..02196a436f 100644
--- a/tycho-its/src/test/java/org/eclipse/tycho/test/surefire/ExplodedTestDependenciesTest.java
+++ b/tycho-its/src/test/java/org/eclipse/tycho/test/surefire/ExplodedTestDependenciesTest.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public void testLocalMavenRepository() throws Exception {
 		// TODO this is only an indirect test; it should test that the bundles nested
 		// jars are accessible as file URLs
 		File antHome = new File(v01.getBasedir(),
-				"tycho340.test/target/work/plugins/org.apache.ant_1.10.14.v20230922-1200");
+				"tycho340.test/target/work/plugins/org.apache.ant_1.10.15.v20240901-1000");
 		Assert.assertTrue(antHome.isDirectory());
 	}