diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 52ff9cc..9acd99d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -128,12 +128,6 @@
             <artifactId>elasticsearch-java</artifactId>
             <version>${elasticsearch.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-            <artifactId>plexus-compiler-javac</artifactId>
-            <version>2.15.0</version>
-        </dependency>
-
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
@@ -155,10 +149,15 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.11.0</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>17</source>
-                    <target>17</target>
-                    <release/>
+                    <release>17</release>
                 </configuration>
+                <dependencies>
+                    <dependency>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>plexus-compiler-javac</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.15.0</version>
+                    </dependency>
+                </dependencies>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>