diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fd5c353..f65de23 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>3.8.1</version> <!-- Use a recent version of the plugin -->
         <configuration>
-          <source>21</source> <!-- Update to the desired Java version -->
-          <target>21</target> <!-- Update to the desired Java version -->
+          <source>17</source> <!-- Update to the desired Java version -->
+          <target>17</target> <!-- Update to the desired Java version -->
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>