diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9dd94545..409fda78 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <exec.mainClass>de.exxcellent.challenge.App</exec.mainClass>
-        <java.version>17</java.version>
+        <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>