diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f4a2f05c..7b411184 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
-    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+    <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
     <!-- Plugin versions -->
     <version.liberty-maven-plugin>3.7.1</version.liberty-maven-plugin>
     <version.maven-failsafe-plugin>3.0.0</version.maven-failsafe-plugin>