diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 08ad23da..4fca0c4e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                         <configuration>
-                            <source>1.8</source>
-                            <target>1.8</target>
+                            <source>${java.version}</source>
+                            <target>${java.version}</target>
                         </configuration>
                     </plugin>
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.10.0</version>
+                        <version>3.21.2</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <skipEmptyReport>false</skipEmptyReport>
                             <failOnViolation>false</failOnViolation>