diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 07cb24460..c600b9491 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>jakarta.enterprise</groupId>
 		<artifactId>jakarta.enterprise.cdi-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>5.0.1.Alpha1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>5.0.0.Alpha1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>jakarta.enterprise.cdi-api</artifactId>
@@ -152,12 +152,6 @@
 				<version>${atinject.api.version}</version>
 			</dependency>
 
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>jakarta.el</groupId>
-				<artifactId>jakarta.el-api</artifactId>
-				<version>${uel.api.version}</version>
-			</dependency>
-
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>jakarta.interceptor</groupId>
 				<artifactId>jakarta.interceptor-api</artifactId>
@@ -177,11 +171,6 @@
 			<artifactId>jakarta.annotation-api</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>jakarta.el</groupId>
-			<artifactId>jakarta.el-api</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
-
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>jakarta.interceptor</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jakarta.interceptor-api</artifactId>
@@ -303,11 +292,10 @@
 					<instructions>
 						<Automatic-Module-Name>jakarta.cdi</Automatic-Module-Name>
 						<Export-Package>
-							jakarta.decorator;version=4.1,
-							jakarta.enterprise.*;version=4.1,
+							jakarta.decorator;version=5.0,
+							jakarta.enterprise.*;version=5.0,
 						</Export-Package>
 						<Import-Package>
-							jakarta.el;version=5.0,
 							*
 						</Import-Package>
 					</instructions>
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/jakarta/enterprise/inject/spi/BeanManager.java b/api/src/main/java/jakarta/enterprise/inject/spi/BeanManager.java
index f0367017f..af512fea6 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/jakarta/enterprise/inject/spi/BeanManager.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/jakarta/enterprise/inject/spi/BeanManager.java
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
-import jakarta.el.ELResolver;
-import jakarta.el.ExpressionFactory;
 import jakarta.enterprise.context.Dependent;
 import jakarta.enterprise.context.spi.CreationalContext;
 import jakarta.enterprise.inject.AmbiguousResolutionException;
@@ -221,28 +219,6 @@ public interface BeanManager extends BeanContainer {
      */
     public int getInterceptorBindingHashCode(Annotation interceptorBinding);
 
-    /**
-     * Returns a {@link jakarta.el.ELResolver} that resolves beans by EL name.
-     *
-     * @deprecated use {@code ELAwareBeanManager}, this method will be removed in CDI 5.0
-     * @return the {@link jakarta.el.ELResolver}
-     */
-    @Deprecated(since = "4.1", forRemoval = true)
-    public ELResolver getELResolver();
-
-    /**
-     * Returns a wrapper {@link jakarta.el.ExpressionFactory} that delegates {@link jakarta.el.MethodExpression} and
-     * {@link jakarta.el.ValueExpression} creation to the given {@link jakarta.el.ExpressionFactory}. When a Unified EL
-     * expression is evaluated using a {@link jakarta.el.MethodExpression} or {@link jakarta.el.ValueExpression} returned by the
-     * wrapper {@link jakarta.el.ExpressionFactory}, the container handles destruction of objects with scope {@link Dependent}.
-     *
-     * @deprecated use {@code ELAwareBeanManager}, this method will be removed in CDI 5.0
-     * @param expressionFactory the {@link jakarta.el.ExpressionFactory} to wrap
-     * @return the wrapped {@link jakarta.el.ExpressionFactory}
-     */
-    @Deprecated(since = "4.1", forRemoval = true)
-    public ExpressionFactory wrapExpressionFactory(ExpressionFactory expressionFactory);
-
     /**
      * Obtain an {@link AnnotatedType} that may be used to read the annotations of the given class or interface.
      *
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/module-info.java b/api/src/main/java/module-info.java
index b4f3fdd79..dc7ef3c3b 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/module-info.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
     requires transitive jakarta.interceptor;
     requires transitive jakarta.cdi.lang.model;
     requires transitive jakarta.inject;
-    requires static jakarta.el;
     // For javadoc
     requires static java.naming;
     //TODO: requires static jakarta.transation;
@@ -41,4 +40,4 @@
     uses jakarta.enterprise.inject.se.SeContainerInitializer;
     uses jakarta.enterprise.inject.spi.CDIProvider;
     uses jakarta.enterprise.inject.build.compatible.spi.BuildServices;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/el/pom.xml b/el/pom.xml
index 1860de526..4273f1828 100644
--- a/el/pom.xml
+++ b/el/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>jakarta.enterprise</groupId>
 		<artifactId>jakarta.enterprise.cdi-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>5.0.1.Alpha1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>5.0.0.Alpha1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>jakarta.enterprise.cdi-el-api</artifactId>
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 				<configuration>
 					<instructions>
 						<Export-Package>
-							jakarta.enterprise.inject.spi.el;version="4.1";uses:="jakarta.el"
+							jakarta.enterprise.inject.spi.el;version="5.0";uses:="jakarta.el"
 						</Export-Package>
 						<Import-Package>
 							jakarta.el;version="6.0",jakarta.enterprise.context,jakarta.enterprise.inject.spi
diff --git a/ide-config/pom.xml b/ide-config/pom.xml
index 3aba3e3bf..7a1713f00 100644
--- a/ide-config/pom.xml
+++ b/ide-config/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>jakarta.enterprise</groupId>
         <artifactId>jakarta.enterprise.cdi-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>5.0.1.Alpha1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.0.0.Alpha1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>cdi-ide-config</artifactId>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <description>Formatting config and import sorting</description>
 
     <properties>
-        <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
+        <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/lang-model/pom.xml b/lang-model/pom.xml
index 51aeb7f4c..d8f62395c 100644
--- a/lang-model/pom.xml
+++ b/lang-model/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>jakarta.enterprise</groupId>
 		<artifactId>jakarta.enterprise.cdi-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>5.0.1.Alpha1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>5.0.0.Alpha1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>jakarta.enterprise.lang-model</artifactId>
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 				<configuration>
 					<instructions>
 						<Export-Package>
-							jakarta.enterprise.lang.model.*;version=4.1,
+							jakarta.enterprise.lang.model.*;version=5.0,
 						</Export-Package>
 					</instructions>
 				</configuration>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8b7fa90b8..aa6290fc2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 	<groupId>jakarta.enterprise</groupId>
 	<artifactId>jakarta.enterprise.cdi-parent</artifactId>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
-	<version>5.0.1.Alpha1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>5.0.0.Alpha1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
 	<description>Parent module for CDI Specification</description>
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 
-		<maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
+		<maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
 
 		<maven-bundle-plugin.version>5.1.9</maven-bundle-plugin.version>
 		<maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.12.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
diff --git a/spec/pom.xml b/spec/pom.xml
index c329204c2..07ee24765 100644
--- a/spec/pom.xml
+++ b/spec/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>jakarta.enterprise</groupId>
 		<artifactId>jakarta.enterprise.cdi-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>5.0.1.Alpha1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>5.0.0.Alpha1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>jakarta.enterprise.cdi-spec-doc</artifactId>
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 		<license-file>asl2</license-file>
 		<!-- Draft for non-final releases, or Final for spec release -->
 		<revremark>Draft(M1)</revremark>
-		<revnumber>4.1</revnumber> <!-- major.minor only -->
+		<revnumber>5.0</revnumber> <!-- major.minor only -->
 		<maven.build.timestamp.format>MMMM dd, yyyy</maven.build.timestamp.format>
 		<revisiondate>${maven.build.timestamp}</revisiondate>
 	</properties>