diff --git a/kogito-travel-agency/basic/pom.xml b/kogito-travel-agency/basic/pom.xml
index 8904c8e0d5..470af2f41e 100644
--- a/kogito-travel-agency/basic/pom.xml
+++ b/kogito-travel-agency/basic/pom.xml
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
   <artifactId>kogito-travel-agency-example-basic</artifactId>
   <name>Kogito Example :: Travel Agency :: Basic</name>
   <properties>
-    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
-    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
   </properties>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6289ebbae7..5b2b4b5d78 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
   </licenses>
 
   <properties>
-    <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 
     <surefire.forkCount>1</surefire.forkCount>