diff --git a/assertions/pom.xml b/assertions/pom.xml
index dd3ab7b98..778407538 100644
--- a/assertions/pom.xml
+++ b/assertions/pom.xml
@@ -17,9 +17,27 @@
   <description>Assertions for verifying the state of a process.</description>
 
   <properties>
+    <!-- needed as newer model releases don't support jdk 8 -->
+    <dependency.camundamodel.version>7.19.0</dependency.camundamodel.version>
     <version.java>8</version.java>
   </properties>
 
+  <dependencyManagement>
+    <dependencies>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.camunda.bpm.model</groupId>
+        <artifactId>camunda-dmn-model</artifactId>
+        <version>${dependency.camundamodel.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.camunda.bpm.model</groupId>
+        <artifactId>camunda-xml-model</artifactId>
+        <version>${dependency.camundamodel.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+  </dependencyManagement>
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.camunda</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 53a6505ba..4a1004e88 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     <dependency.assertj.version>3.25.3</dependency.assertj.version>
     <dependency.awaitility.version>4.2.2</dependency.awaitility.version>
     <dependency.bytebuddy.version>1.14.16</dependency.bytebuddy.version>
-    <dependency.camundamodel.version>7.19.0</dependency.camundamodel.version>
+    <dependency.camundamodel.version>7.22.0</dependency.camundamodel.version>
     <dependency.classgraph.version>4.8.179</dependency.classgraph.version>
     <dependency.commons.version>3.14.0</dependency.commons.version>
     <dependency.errorprone.version>2.29.0</dependency.errorprone.version>
diff --git a/qa/testcontainers/pom.xml b/qa/testcontainers/pom.xml
index 102f64bb0..92f83704c 100644
--- a/qa/testcontainers/pom.xml
+++ b/qa/testcontainers/pom.xml
@@ -12,9 +12,27 @@
   <name>Zeebe Process Test QA Testcontainers</name>
 
   <properties>
+    <!-- needed as newer model releases don't support jdk 8 -->
+    <dependency.camundamodel.version>7.19.0</dependency.camundamodel.version>
     <version.java>8</version.java>
   </properties>
 
+  <dependencyManagement>
+    <dependencies>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.camunda.bpm.model</groupId>
+        <artifactId>camunda-dmn-model</artifactId>
+        <version>${dependency.camundamodel.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.camunda.bpm.model</groupId>
+        <artifactId>camunda-xml-model</artifactId>
+        <version>${dependency.camundamodel.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+  </dependencyManagement>
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.camunda</groupId>