diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f8a9da1e..b4af8bab 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
+        <java.version>17</java.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
 
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
@@ -64,17 +63,16 @@
                 <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
-                 <plugin>
-              <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-              <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-              <version>3.8.1</version>
-              <configuration>
-                 <source>1.8</source>
-                  <target>1.8</target>
-              </configuration>
-          </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.8.1</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>17</source>
+                    <target>17</target>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
-
-
 </project>
+