diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 7a33aa914..2d873a973 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ org.gradle.java.installations.auto-download=false
 #db = MSSQL
 
 # Enable the maven Central Snapshot repository, when set to any value (the value is ignored)
-#enableCentralSonatypeSnapshotsRep = true
+enableCentralSonatypeSnapshotsRep = true
 
 # Enable the maven local repository (for local development when needed) when present (value ignored)
 #enableMavenLocalRepo = true
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ org.gradle.java.installations.auto-download=false
 ### Settings the following properties will override the version defined in gradle/libs.versions.toml
 
 # The default Hibernate ORM version (override using `-PhibernateOrmVersion=the.version.you.want`)
-#hibernateOrmVersion = 7.1.1.Final
+hibernateOrmVersion = 7.2.+
 
 # Override default Hibernate ORM Gradle plugin version
-#hibernateOrmGradlePluginVersion = 7.1.1.Final
+hibernateOrmGradlePluginVersion = 7.2.+
 
 # If set to true, skip Hibernate ORM version parsing (default is true, if set to null)
 # this is required when using intervals or weird versions or the build will fail
-#skipOrmVersionParsing = true
+skipOrmVersionParsing = true
 
 # Override default Vert.x Sql client version
 #vertxSqlClientVersion = 5.0.2-SNAPSHOT
diff --git a/hibernate-reactive-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/reactive/provider/service/NoJdbcEnvironmentInitiator.java b/hibernate-reactive-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/reactive/provider/service/NoJdbcEnvironmentInitiator.java
index 2d5209127..adf7b403c 100644
--- a/hibernate-reactive-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/reactive/provider/service/NoJdbcEnvironmentInitiator.java
+++ b/hibernate-reactive-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/reactive/provider/service/NoJdbcEnvironmentInitiator.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.connections.spi.DatabaseConnectionInfo;
 import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.dialect.spi.DialectFactory;
 import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.dialect.spi.DialectResolutionInfo;
+import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.env.JdbcMetadataOnBoot;
 import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.env.internal.JdbcEnvironmentImpl;
 import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.env.internal.JdbcEnvironmentInitiator;
 import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.env.spi.JdbcEnvironment;
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ protected JdbcEnvironmentImpl getJdbcEnvironmentWithDefaults(
 
 	@Override
 	protected JdbcEnvironmentImpl getJdbcEnvironmentUsingJdbcMetadata(
+			JdbcMetadataOnBoot jdbcMetadataAccess,
 			Map<String, Object> configurationValues,
 			ServiceRegistryImplementor registry,
 			DialectFactory dialectFactory,
diff --git a/hibernate-reactive-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/FetchModeSubselectEagerTest.java b/hibernate-reactive-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/FetchModeSubselectEagerTest.java
index fd05f3942..490e06d0c 100644
--- a/hibernate-reactive-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/FetchModeSubselectEagerTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-reactive-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/FetchModeSubselectEagerTest.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import org.hibernate.cfg.Configuration;
 import org.hibernate.reactive.util.impl.CompletionStages;
 
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import io.vertx.junit5.Timeout;
@@ -120,7 +119,6 @@ public void testEagerParentFetch(VertxTestContext context) {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@Disabled("NullPointerException: see https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-19874")
 	public void testEagerFetchQuery(VertxTestContext context) {
 		Node basik = new Node( "Child" );
 		basik.parent = new Node( "Parent" );
diff --git a/hibernate-reactive-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/testing/TestingRegistryExtension.java b/hibernate-reactive-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/testing/TestingRegistryExtension.java
index d3a0f3528..0a4e82468 100644
--- a/hibernate-reactive-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/testing/TestingRegistryExtension.java
+++ b/hibernate-reactive-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/testing/TestingRegistryExtension.java
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ public <R extends Service> ServiceBinding<R> locateServiceBinding(Class<R> servi
 		public void destroy() {
 		}
 
+		@Override
+		public boolean isActive() {
+			return true;
+		}
+
 		@Override
 		public void registerChild(ServiceRegistryImplementor child) {
 		}