diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index eccd2068..28f3a238 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>utf-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>utf-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
+    <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source> 
+    <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
 
   <modules>
@@ -32,10 +34,12 @@
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>3.8.1</version> <!-- Use a more recent version -->
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
+          <source>${maven.compiler.source}</source> <!-- Use property -->
+          <target>${maven.compiler.target}</target> <!-- Use property -->
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
 
@@ -93,7 +97,7 @@
 
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.3.2</version>
+          <version>3.8.1</version> <!-- Updated version -->
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>
@@ -214,7 +218,7 @@
   </scm>
 
   <prerequisites>
-    <maven>3.0.3</maven>
+    <maven>3.6.3</maven>
   </prerequisites>
 
 </project>