diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 19a7500..29550a2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
 
-        <maven.compiler.source>21</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>21</maven.compiler.target>
+        <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
     </properties>
 
     <build>