diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4e042122..3f573ab6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@
     <chainsaw.mainclass>org.apache.log4j.chainsaw.ChainsawStarter</chainsaw.mainclass>
     <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
+    <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
     <log4j.version>2.22.0</log4j.version>
     <dependency.locations.enabled>false</dependency.locations.enabled>
     <ChainsawReleaseVersion>2.1.0</ChainsawReleaseVersion>
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@
     </build>
     
   <dependencies>
+
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>