diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index d37b9326f0d..087369b07a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ on:
 
 env:
   JAVA_DISTRIBUTION: temurin
+  MAVEN_OPTS: >-
+    -Dmaven.resolver.transport=native
+    -Daether.connector.connectTimeout=300000
+    -Daether.connector.requestTimeout=300000
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -35,8 +39,6 @@ jobs:
 
 
 
-    env:
-      MAVEN_OPTS: -Djava.src.version=${{ matrix.java }} -Dhttp.keepAlive=false -Dmaven.wagon.http.pool=false
 
     name: Tests with Java ${{ matrix.java }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
@@ -75,8 +77,6 @@ jobs:
         run: cat testResults.spoon
   coverage:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      MAVEN_OPTS: -Dhttp.keepAlive=false -Dmaven.wagon.http.pool=false
     name: Test with coverage
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@8e5e7e5ab8b370d6c329ec480221332ada57f0ab # v3.5.2
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@ jobs:
 
   extra:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      MAVEN_OPTS: -Dhttp.keepAlive=false -Dmaven.wagon.http.pool=false
     name: Extra checks
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@8e5e7e5ab8b370d6c329ec480221332ada57f0ab # v3.5.2
@@ -143,8 +141,6 @@ jobs:
         run: ./chore/check-javadoc-regressions.py COMPARE_WITH_MASTER
   reproducible-builds:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      MAVEN_OPTS: -Dhttp.keepAlive=false -Dmaven.wagon.http.pool=false
     name: reproducible-builds
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@8e5e7e5ab8b370d6c329ec480221332ada57f0ab # v3.5.2
@@ -158,8 +154,6 @@ jobs:
         run: chore/check-reproducible-builds.sh
   maven-central-requirements:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      MAVEN_OPTS: -Dhttp.keepAlive=false -Dmaven.wagon.http.pool=false
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Set up JDK 11