diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-requests.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-requests.yml
index 4eba378..51cea1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-requests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-requests.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
 
   validate-samples:
     name: ${{ matrix.framework }} / ${{ matrix.language }} / ${{ matrix.buildtool }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: Akka-Default-Latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ jobs:
             framework: akka
             buildtool: sbt
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/cache@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/cache@v4
         env:
           cache-name: ${{ matrix.framework }}-dependencies-cache-${{ matrix.language }}
         with:
@@ -37,10 +37,12 @@ jobs:
             ~/.sbt
             ~/.cache/coursier/v1
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.framework }}-${{ env.cache-name }}
-      - uses: AdoptOpenJDK/install-jdk@v1
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         name: Install AdoptOpenJDK 11
         with:
           version: "11"
+      - name: Run akka/github-actions-scripts
+        uses: akka/github-actions-scripts/setup_global_resolver@main
       - name: docker-compose up
         run: |
           pushd ${{ matrix.framework }}/shopping-cart-${{ matrix.language }} && docker-compose up -d && popd
diff --git a/akka/shopping-cart-java/pom.xml b/akka/shopping-cart-java/pom.xml
index 2347514..201699a 100644
--- a/akka/shopping-cart-java/pom.xml
+++ b/akka/shopping-cart-java/pom.xml
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@
     </properties>
 
     <repositories>
-        <repository>
-            <id>akka-repository</id>
-            <name>Akka library repository</name>
-            <url>https://repo.akka.io/maven</url>
-        </repository>
         <repository>
             <id>lightbend-commercial</id>
             <name>Lightbend Commercial</name>
diff --git a/akka/shopping-cart-scala/build.sbt b/akka/shopping-cart-scala/build.sbt
index adcce3d..659c1ed 100644
--- a/akka/shopping-cart-scala/build.sbt
+++ b/akka/shopping-cart-scala/build.sbt
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ dockerUpdateLatest := true
 
 ThisBuild / dynverSeparator := "-"
 
-resolvers += "Akka library repository".at("https://repo.akka.io/maven")
-
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   // 1. Basic dependencies for a clustered application
   "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-stream" % AkkaVersion,