diff --git a/java/lance-namespace-apache-client/pom.xml b/java/lance-namespace-apache-client/pom.xml
index 2b42854b..1c5cd4ba 100644
--- a/java/lance-namespace-apache-client/pom.xml
+++ b/java/lance-namespace-apache-client/pom.xml
@@ -41,10 +41,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.10.1</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.8</source>
-                    <target>1.8</target>
                     <fork>true</fork>
                     <meminitial>128m</meminitial>
                     <maxmem>512m</maxmem>
diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index a62d2033..e2c751d5 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
 
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.2.5</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.10.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
     <modules>
@@ -165,6 +166,15 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
 
         <pluginManagement>