diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ea652afa..a1ab30ac 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ under the License.
   </distributionManagement>
 
   <properties>
-    <javaVersion>8</javaVersion>
     <mavenVersion>3.9.16</mavenVersion>
     <!-- Maven bound -->
     <resolverVersion>1.9.27</resolverVersion>