diff --git a/formcycle-adapter/formcycle-adapter-interface/pom.xml b/formcycle-adapter/formcycle-adapter-interface/pom.xml
index e0fda924ad2c10bc6db7546d1883fb68cb697282..bef745acbf2a1557b5aff2320eb0aecdb2693349 100644
--- a/formcycle-adapter/formcycle-adapter-interface/pom.xml
+++ b/formcycle-adapter/formcycle-adapter-interface/pom.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 	
 	<properties>
 		<pluto.version>1.8.0</pluto.version>
+		<java.version>17</java.version>
+		<maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
+		<maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>