diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b10f88747f..9085e09762 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
         <cucumber.version>7.15.0</cucumber.version>
         <junit-bom.version>5.10.2</junit-bom.version>
         <awaitility.version>3.0.0</awaitility.version>
-        <irs-client-lib.version>1.8.0</irs-client-lib.version>
+        <irs-client-lib.version>1.6.0</irs-client-lib.version>
         <json-schema-validator.version>5.4.0</json-schema-validator.version>
         <!-- Sonar related properties -->
         <sonar.java.coveragePlugin>jacoco</sonar.java.coveragePlugin>
diff --git a/tx-backend/pom.xml b/tx-backend/pom.xml
index 9895aface1..3360e05bb5 100644
--- a/tx-backend/pom.xml
+++ b/tx-backend/pom.xml
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
             <id>oss-sonatype</id>
             <name>oss-sonatype</name>
             <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/</url>
-            <snapshots>
-                <enabled>true</enabled>
-            </snapshots>
         </repository>
     </repositories>
     <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.eclipse.jetty.websocket/websocket-parent -->