diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9864a6b99..fdfcc4062 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -144,6 +144,14 @@
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
+  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+  <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+  <configuration>
+    <source>17</source>
+    <target>17</target>
+  </configuration>
+</plugin>
+      <plugin>
         <groupId>io.spring.javaformat</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-javaformat-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${spring-format.version}</version>