diff --git a/.github/mvn-settings.xml b/.github/mvn-settings.xml
index 53f695e32d8cf..f1f09d9340a4a 100644
--- a/.github/mvn-settings.xml
+++ b/.github/mvn-settings.xml
@@ -105,5 +105,6 @@
   </profiles>
   <activeProfiles>
     <activeProfile>google-mirror</activeProfile>
+    <activeProfile>snapshots</activeProfile>
   </activeProfiles>
 </settings>
diff --git a/bom/application/pom.xml b/bom/application/pom.xml
index aa6c49a3a86e8..3feb93b33db26 100644
--- a/bom/application/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/application/pom.xml
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@
              bytebuddy.version (just below), hibernate-orm.version-for-documentation (in docs/pom.xml)
              and both hibernate-orm.version and antlr.version in build-parent/pom.xml
              WARNING again for diffs that don't provide enough context: when updating, see above -->
-        <hibernate-orm.version>6.5.0.CR2</hibernate-orm.version>
+        <hibernate-orm.version>6.5.0-SNAPSHOT</hibernate-orm.version>
         <bytebuddy.version>1.14.12</bytebuddy.version> <!-- Version controlled by Hibernate ORM's needs -->
         <hibernate-commons-annotations.version>6.0.6.Final</hibernate-commons-annotations.version> <!-- version controlled by Hibernate ORM -->
-        <hibernate-reactive.version>2.3.0.CR1</hibernate-reactive.version>
+        <hibernate-reactive.version>2.3.0-SNAPSHOT</hibernate-reactive.version>
         <hibernate-validator.version>8.0.1.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
         <!-- When updating, align hibernate-search.version-for-documentation in docs/pom.xml -->
         <hibernate-search.version>7.1.0.Final</hibernate-search.version>