diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-concurrency-2/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-concurrency-2/pom.xml
index b27d268c5a..e373c829cc 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-concurrency-2/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-concurrency-2/pom.xml
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
                 <version>3.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <compilerVersion>${javac.target}</compilerVersion>
-                    <source>9</source>
-                    <target>9</target>
+                    <source>${java.version}</source>
+                    <target>${java.version}</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>