diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index 41c0084..b35e86b 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
-        <java.version>11</java.version>
+        <java.version>17</java.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>