2 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index 4062eb0b..241026f3 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 ## Usage Notes
 
 - Inquiries to: software@egiz.gv.at
-- Important: The Linux installer requires Java 8 or Java 11.
 
 ## Release Notes 
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a7e8ab2a..33eb6cb0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+		<maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
 		<pdfover-build.root-dir>${project.basedir}</pdfover-build.root-dir>
 	</properties>
 
@@ -132,7 +133,6 @@
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<version>3.7.0</version>
 					<configuration>
-						<release>8</release>
 						<verbose>true</verbose>
 						<showWarnings>true</showWarnings>
 						<showDeprecation>true</showDeprecation>