[MSHARED-1394] Upgrade Maven core dependencies to the latest and make as provided
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 3ea5978..08cd9ce 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@
   schedule:
     interval: daily
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
-  ignore:
-    - dependency-name: org.apache.maven:*
-      versions:
-        - "> 3.1.1"
 
 - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
   directory: "/"
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1cdde6d..b0c5bbb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
   </distributionManagement>
 
   <properties>
-    <mavenVersion>3.2.5</mavenVersion>
+    <mavenVersion>3.9.6</mavenVersion>
     <javaVersion>8</javaVersion>
     <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-04-30T22:19:57Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
   </properties>
@@ -79,22 +79,26 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
       <version>${mavenVersion}</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
       <version>${mavenVersion}</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
       <version>${mavenVersion}</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.inject</groupId>
       <artifactId>javax.inject</artifactId>
       <version>1</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>