diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a6baac52f0..96ab221e5b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -120,9 +120,7 @@
     <sonar.sources>src/main/java</sonar.sources>
     <sonar.tests>src/test/java</sonar.tests>
     <sonar.exclusions>
-      org/camunda/bpm/dmn/**/*,
-      **/example/**/*,
-      **/*Example*
+      org/camunda/bpm/dmn/**/*, **/example/**/*, **/*Example*
     </sonar.exclusions>
   </properties>
 
@@ -388,7 +386,7 @@
         </dependencies>
         <configuration>
           <complianceLevel>${java.version}</complianceLevel>
-          <source>11</source>
+          <source>17</source>
           <target>8</target>
           <showWeaveInfo>false</showWeaveInfo>
           <verbose>true</verbose>