diff --git a/strolch.mvn.archetype.main/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/strolch.mvn.archetype.main/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index d160970..5f8d298 100644
--- a/strolch.mvn.archetype.main/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/strolch.mvn.archetype.main/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
         <buildTimestamp>${maven.build.timestamp}</buildTimestamp>
 
         <jdk.version>17</jdk.version>
+        <maven.compiler.source>${jdk.version}</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>${jdk.version}</maven.compiler.target>
 
         <!-- compile time dependencies -->
         <slf4j.version>1.7.30</slf4j.version>
diff --git a/strolch.mvn.archetype.webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/strolch.mvn.archetype.webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 7b4da85..6c2bc0b 100644
--- a/strolch.mvn.archetype.webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/strolch.mvn.archetype.webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
         <buildTimestamp>${maven.build.timestamp}</buildTimestamp>
 
         <jdk.version>17</jdk.version>
+        <maven.compiler.source>${jdk.version}</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>${jdk.version}</maven.compiler.target>
 
         <!-- compile time dependencies -->
         <slf4j.version>1.7.30</slf4j.version>