diff --git a/.github/renovate.json b/.github/renovate.json
index 9bbee03daf9..e696f6d8680 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json
+++ b/.github/renovate.json
@@ -11,6 +11,20 @@
     "java-surefire/src/test/resources/**"
   ],
   "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "description": "Do not update intra-repository Maven parent POMs to released versions",
+      "matchManagers": [
+        "maven"
+      ],
+      "matchDepTypes": [
+        "parent",
+        "parent-root"
+      ],
+      "matchPackageNames": [
+        "org.sonarsource.java:*"
+      ],
+      "enabled": false
+    },
     {
       "description": "External projects used as stable Java analyzer test corpora",
       "matchManagers": [
diff --git a/its/ruling/src/test/java/org/sonar/java/it/JavaRulingTest.java b/its/ruling/src/test/java/org/sonar/java/it/JavaRulingTest.java
index 75c29bebeda..aed5d6b0cd1 100644
--- a/its/ruling/src/test/java/org/sonar/java/it/JavaRulingTest.java
+++ b/its/ruling/src/test/java/org/sonar/java/it/JavaRulingTest.java
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ public void spring_mall() throws Exception {
       .setProperty("docker.skip", "true")
       .setProperty("java.version", "21")
       .setProperty("maven-bundle-plugin.version", "5.1.4")
-      .setProperty("maven.javadoc.skip", "true");
+      .setProperty("maven.javadoc.skip", "true")
+      .setProperty("sonar.java.experimental.batchModeSizeInKB", "420");
     executeBuildWithCommonProperties(build, projectName);
   }