diff --git a/maven-resolver-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/internal/scopes/MavenDependencyScopes.java b/maven-resolver-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/internal/scopes/MavenDependencyScopes.java
index 86b03eae1dce..2d074a4e070a 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/internal/scopes/MavenDependencyScopes.java
+++ b/maven-resolver-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/internal/scopes/MavenDependencyScopes.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
  */
 package org.apache.maven.repository.internal.scopes;
 
+import org.eclipse.aether.util.artifact.DependencyScopes;
+
 /**
  * The dependency scopes used for Java dependencies in Maven. This class defines labels only, that are doing pass-thru
  * over Resolver.
@@ -28,10 +30,8 @@ public final class MavenDependencyScopes {
 
     /**
      * Important: keep this label in sync with Resolver.
-     *
-     * TODO: once Resolver 2.0.0-alpha-7 is out, use org.eclipse.aether.util.artifact.DependencyScopes#SYSTEM
      */
-    public static final String SYSTEM = "system";
+    public static final String SYSTEM = DependencyScopes.SYSTEM;
 
     public static final String COMPILE_ONLY = "compile-only";
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c4687b691d72..3bb7b84b9a9f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ under the License.
     <plexusInterpolationVersion>1.26</plexusInterpolationVersion>
     <plexusTestingVersion>1.0.0</plexusTestingVersion>
     <plexusXmlVersion>4.0.1</plexusXmlVersion>
-    <resolverVersion>2.0.0-alpha-6</resolverVersion>
+    <resolverVersion>2.0.0-alpha-7</resolverVersion>
     <securityDispatcherVersion>2.0</securityDispatcherVersion>
     <sisuVersion>0.9.0.M2</sisuVersion>
     <slf4jVersion>2.0.11</slf4jVersion>
@@ -754,6 +754,7 @@ under the License.
                 <exclude>src/test/remote-repo/**</exclude>
                 <exclude>**/*.odg</exclude>
                 <exclude>.asf.yaml</exclude>
+                <exclude>.mvn/**</exclude>
                 <!--
                   ! Excluded the license files itself cause they do not have have a license of themselves.
                 -->