diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 3c3634222..f57b21dc1 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ checkstyleNohttp {
 }
 
 tasks.withType(JavaCompile).configureEach {
+  options.release = 17
   options.errorprone {
     disableAllChecks = true
   }
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9c852088f..d512e01ce 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
     <!-- Generic properties -->
     <java.version>25</java.version>
+    <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
     <!-- Important for reproducible builds. Update using e.g. ./mvnw versions:set -DnewVersion=... -->
@@ -289,10 +290,10 @@
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>default-compile</id>
+            <phase>compile</phase>
             <goals>
               <goal>compile</goal>
             </goals>
-            <phase>compile</phase>
             <configuration>
               <compilerArgs>
                 <arg>-XDcompilePolicy=simple</arg>