diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 861859d05..c0d4c1114 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@
     <version>3.2.1</version>
   </parent>
   <name>petclinic</name>
-
   <properties>
-
+    <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
+  </properties>
+  <properties>
     <!-- Generic properties -->
     <java.version>17</java.version>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>