diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d6ae241..54bbc5e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -8,20 +8,10 @@
     <artifactId>ts3j</artifactId>
     <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.0</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <source>1.8</source>
-
-                    <target>1.8</target>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
+    <properties>
+        <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+    </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>