diff --git a/Java/pom.xml b/Java/pom.xml
index 6bc19860..6add3690 100644
--- a/Java/pom.xml
+++ b/Java/pom.xml
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.8</source>
-                    <target>1.8</target>
+                    <source>${java.version}</source>
+                    <target>${java.version}</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>