diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e4e74747a..291f833ec 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
   <properties>
 
     <!-- Generic properties -->
-    <java.version>1.8</java.version>
+    <java.version>11</java.version>
+    <maven.compiler.release>${java.version}</maven.compiler.release>
+    <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>