diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 91120dfc1198b9da9f1b94910074831920ed9926..6ec6821bcc1c3c2321289ec18264fbaa1a5f654a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-		<java.version>16</java.version>
+		<java.version>17</java.version>
 
 		<pluto.version>${project.version}</pluto.version>
 
@@ -133,11 +133,6 @@
 					<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 					<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
 					<version>${spring.boot.version}</version>
-					<configuration>	
-						<image>	
-							<builder>paketobuildpacks/builder:0.1.190-base</builder>	
-						</image>	
-					</configuration>
 					<executions>
 						<execution>
 							<id>repackage</id>