diff --git a/prometheus-metrics-exporter-servlet-jakarta/pom.xml b/prometheus-metrics-exporter-servlet-jakarta/pom.xml
index 546fa5c59..3e18554f0 100644
--- a/prometheus-metrics-exporter-servlet-jakarta/pom.xml
+++ b/prometheus-metrics-exporter-servlet-jakarta/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
   <properties>
     <automatic.module.name>io.prometheus.metrics.exporter.servlet.jakarta</automatic.module.name>
-    <java.version>17</java.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>