diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e26a8e91d2..5a5f77107b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	</organization>
 
 	<properties>
-		<jdk.version>1.8</jdk.version>
+		<jdk.version>11</jdk.version>
 		<spring.version>5.1.2.RELEASE</spring.version>
 		<junit.version>4.11</junit.version>
 		<log4j.version>1.2.17</log4j.version>