diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2ef4030..055631c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -134,8 +134,7 @@
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<version>3.11.0</version>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>17</source>
-					<target>17</target>
+					<release>21</release>
 					<annotationProcessorPaths>
 						<annotationProcessorPath>
 							<groupId>io.soabase.record-builder</groupId>