diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 40a8eba4..23347243 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+				<configuration>
+					<source>17</source>
+				</configuration>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>attach-javadocs</id>