diff --git a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
index 357efd1692..8f053e2563 100644
--- a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -2429,7 +2429,7 @@
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.5</version>
+					<version>3.1</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>