diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a230087..4e633b1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.javalin</groupId>
             <artifactId>javalin</artifactId>
-            <version>5.0.1</version>
+            <version>5.6.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@
                         <version>3.0.0-M7</version>
                     </dependency>
                 </dependencies>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>11</source>
+                    <target>11</target>
+                </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>