diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7903e22..287e4ad 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
-          <source>12</source>
-          <target>12</target>
+          <release>12</release>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>