diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0f7448ac..b978f0ed 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>3.16.0</version>
+          <configuration>
+            <release>${java.version}</release>
+          </configuration>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>