diff --git a/aws-reactive/pom.xml b/aws-reactive/pom.xml
index d4f0e5e231..6224ccbb99 100644
--- a/aws-reactive/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-reactive/pom.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
         <spring.version>2.2.1.RELEASE</spring.version>
         <awssdk.version>2.10.27</awssdk.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/patterns/clean-architecture/pom.xml b/patterns/clean-architecture/pom.xml
index 6e7de78751..b9968095f8 100644
--- a/patterns/clean-architecture/pom.xml
+++ b/patterns/clean-architecture/pom.xml
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
         <relativePath>../../parent-boot-2</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
-    <properties>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
-    </properties>
-
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
diff --git a/patterns/hexagonal-architecture/pom.xml b/patterns/hexagonal-architecture/pom.xml
index 62f55c2efa..db7ee69e2e 100644
--- a/patterns/hexagonal-architecture/pom.xml
+++ b/patterns/hexagonal-architecture/pom.xml
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
         <relativePath>../../parent-boot-2</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
-	<properties>
-		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
-	</properties>
-
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-data-cosmosdb/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/spring-data-cosmosdb/pom.xml
index 19a66648b2..f3c913195f 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-data-cosmosdb/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-data-cosmosdb/pom.xml
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@
     </parent>
     
     <properties>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
         <cosmodb.version>2.3.0</cosmodb.version>
-
     </properties>
     
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/reactive-systems/inventory-service/pom.xml b/reactive-systems/inventory-service/pom.xml
index 4c04afb5cb..b5ec210636 100644
--- a/reactive-systems/inventory-service/pom.xml
+++ b/reactive-systems/inventory-service/pom.xml
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
         <relativePath>../../parent-boot-2</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
-    <properties>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
-    </properties>
-
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
diff --git a/reactive-systems/order-service/pom.xml b/reactive-systems/order-service/pom.xml
index c793f448b5..603f0373ba 100644
--- a/reactive-systems/order-service/pom.xml
+++ b/reactive-systems/order-service/pom.xml
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
         <relativePath>../../parent-boot-2</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
-    <properties>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
-    </properties>
-
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
diff --git a/reactive-systems/shipping-service/pom.xml b/reactive-systems/shipping-service/pom.xml
index 72487e691e..458b91b6ce 100644
--- a/reactive-systems/shipping-service/pom.xml
+++ b/reactive-systems/shipping-service/pom.xml
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
         <relativePath>../../parent-boot-2</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
-    <properties>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
-    </properties>
-
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-parent/spring-boot-with-custom-parent/pom.xml b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-parent/spring-boot-with-custom-parent/pom.xml
index 5f5d3a9f6a..63d6078eca 100644
--- a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-parent/spring-boot-with-custom-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-parent/spring-boot-with-custom-parent/pom.xml
@@ -23,8 +23,4 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
-    <properties>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
-    </properties>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-parent/spring-boot-with-starter-parent/pom.xml b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-parent/spring-boot-with-starter-parent/pom.xml
index 108e66b68e..4274f63aa3 100644
--- a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-parent/spring-boot-with-starter-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-parent/spring-boot-with-starter-parent/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
     </dependencies>
 
     <properties>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
         <spring-boot-starter-data-jpa.version>2.2.5.RELEASE</spring-boot-starter-data-jpa.version>
     </properties>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-properties-3/pom.xml b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-properties-3/pom.xml
index 809fd6e2d4..33799b557d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-properties-3/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-properties-3/pom.xml
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
     <name>spring-boot-properties-3</name>
     <description>Spring Boot Properties Module</description>
 
-    <properties>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
-    </properties>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-properties/pom.xml b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-properties/pom.xml
index 40668f47fd..0a7d8a8cbf 100644
--- a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-properties/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-properties/pom.xml
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@
     </repositories>
 
     <properties>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
         <spring-cloud.version>2020.0.0-M5</spring-cloud.version>
         <commons-configuration.version>1.10</commons-configuration.version>
         <guava.version>20.0</guava.version>
diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-springdoc/pom.xml b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-springdoc/pom.xml
index 259383a1d2..8442504fed 100644
--- a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-springdoc/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-springdoc/pom.xml
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
         <hibernate.version>5.2.10.Final</hibernate.version>
         <springdoc.version>1.5.2</springdoc.version>
         <asciidoctor-plugin.version>1.5.6</asciidoctor-plugin.version>
diff --git a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-bootstrap/order-service/pom.xml b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-bootstrap/order-service/pom.xml
index a32bd5a2d3..2ebc673ef4 100644
--- a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-bootstrap/order-service/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-bootstrap/order-service/pom.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
         <commons-lang.version>2.6</commons-lang.version>
         <structure-maven.version>0.0.2</structure-maven.version>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
diff --git a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-stream/spring-cloud-stream-kafka/pom.xml b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-stream/spring-cloud-stream-kafka/pom.xml
index 52230dd1c1..32a31c3042 100644
--- a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-stream/spring-cloud-stream-kafka/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-stream/spring-cloud-stream-kafka/pom.xml
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@
     </repositories>
 
     <properties>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
         <spring-cloud.version>Greenwich.SR1</spring-cloud.version>
         <kafka-avro-serializer.version>4.0.0</kafka-avro-serializer.version>
         <avro.version>1.8.2</avro.version>
diff --git a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-zuul-fallback/pom.xml b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-zuul-fallback/pom.xml
index cb762eb099..42925a6ab9 100644
--- a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-zuul-fallback/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-zuul-fallback/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
     </modules>
 
     <properties>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
         <spring-cloud-dependencies.version>Finchley.SR2</spring-cloud-dependencies.version>
         <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.1.1</maven-jar-plugin.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/spring-web-modules/spring-mvc-views/pom.xml b/spring-web-modules/spring-mvc-views/pom.xml
index 2e80a60966..649814263c 100644
--- a/spring-web-modules/spring-mvc-views/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-web-modules/spring-mvc-views/pom.xml
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
         <javax.servlet.jsp-api.version>2.3.3</javax.servlet.jsp-api.version>
         <javax.servlet-api.version>4.0.1</javax.servlet-api.version>
         <spring.version>5.2.1.RELEASE</spring.version>
diff --git a/webrtc/pom.xml b/webrtc/pom.xml
index f302ae97a2..191ff11dd6 100644
--- a/webrtc/pom.xml
+++ b/webrtc/pom.xml
@@ -31,8 +31,4 @@
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
-    <properties>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
-    </properties>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/wildfly/pom.xml b/wildfly/pom.xml
index 7b2a474c8d..6d823bb4c9 100644
--- a/wildfly/pom.xml
+++ b/wildfly/pom.xml
@@ -76,8 +76,4 @@
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
-    <properties>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
-    </properties>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/xml/pom.xml b/xml/pom.xml
index 837f918b46..cd337eb76e 100644
--- a/xml/pom.xml
+++ b/xml/pom.xml
@@ -322,8 +322,8 @@
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                         <configuration>
-                            <source>${java-version}</source>
-                            <target>${java-version}</target>
+                            <source>${java.version}</source>
+                            <target>${java.version}</target>
                         </configuration>
                     </plugin>
                     <plugin>
@@ -379,7 +379,6 @@
         <mustache.version>0.9.6</mustache.version>
         <!-- util -->
         <commons-lang.version>2.4</commons-lang.version>
-        <java-version>1.8</java-version>
 
         <!-- maven plugins -->
         <maven-jibx-plugin.version>1.3.1</maven-jibx-plugin.version>