diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d18e0a62b..c2a1c44b6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -375,8 +375,7 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>${java.version}</source>
-                    <target>${java.version}</target>
+                    <release>${java.version}</release>
                     <encoding>${project.build.sourceEncoding}</encoding>
                     <annotationProcessorPaths>
                         <path>