diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a31391820..1aa98d242 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ under the License.
 
   <properties>
     <invoker.parallelThreads>0.75C</invoker.parallelThreads>
-    <javaVersion>8</javaVersion>
     <mavenVersion>3.9.16</mavenVersion>
     <resolverVersion>1.9.27</resolverVersion>
     <slf4jVersion>1.7.36</slf4jVersion>