diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a033843..f35eb1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        maven: [ '3.8.9', '3.9.16' ]
+        maven: [ '3.9.16', '3.10.0' ]
         java: [ '17', '21', '25' ]
         os: [ 'ubuntu-latest', 'windows-latest' ]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6107d7c..4e6c3de 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ under the License.
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
 
-        <maven.version>3.9.16</maven.version>
+        <maven.version>3.10.0</maven.version>
         <maven-plugin-plugin.version>3.16.0</maven-plugin-plugin.version>
         <maven-reporting-api.version>4.0.0</maven-reporting-api.version>
         <doxia.version>2.1.0</doxia.version>
diff --git a/src/it/test_skip_configured/validate.groovy b/src/it/test_skip_configured/validate.groovy
index ec0b4e0..6383947 100644
--- a/src/it/test_skip_configured/validate.groovy
+++ b/src/it/test_skip_configured/validate.groovy
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 try {
 
     def logFile = new File(basedir, "build.log")
-    def lines = logFile.readLines()
-    assert lines.contains("[INFO] Skipping Scoverage execution as configured")
-    assert !lines.contains("Generating \"SCoverage\" report")
+    def logText = logFile.text
+
+    assert logText.contains("[INFO] Skipping Scoverage execution as configured")
+    assert !logText.contains("Generating \"SCoverage\" report")
 
     // let's check main code is also not compiled
-    def scalaMainSourcesCompilerInfoIndex = lines.findIndexOf { it ==~ /.*:compile \(default-sbt-compile\).*/ } + 1
-    def scalaMainSourcesCompilerInfo = lines.get(scalaMainSourcesCompilerInfoIndex)
-    def expectedInfo = "[INFO] Not compiling main sources"
-    assert scalaMainSourcesCompilerInfo.contains(expectedInfo) : "Expected '$expectedInfo' but got: '$scalaMainSourcesCompilerInfo'"
+    def sbtCompileSection = logText.split("--- ").find { it.contains(":compile (default-sbt-compile)") }
+    assert sbtCompileSection != null : "Did not find scala:compile (default-sbt-compile) in build.log"
+    assert sbtCompileSection.contains("[INFO] Not compiling main sources")
+
+    assert !new File(basedir, "target/classes").exists()
 
     return true