diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 944115d5d6243e40137ede5db594d024be58a53a..0b6c3692a6e05acefc65297fc242e64a444cc641 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -118,10 +118,6 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.11.0</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <!-- Add the module version -->
-                    <release>17</release> <!-- or any valid Java version -->
-                </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>