diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ef51b6e1583..726047141fc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>3.3.1</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>8</source>
+          <source>17</source>
           <notimestamp>true</notimestamp>
           <doctitle>Error Prone ${project.version} API</doctitle>
         </configuration>
diff --git a/type_annotations/pom.xml b/type_annotations/pom.xml
index 365123af188..33492170e44 100644
--- a/type_annotations/pom.xml
+++ b/type_annotations/pom.xml
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
-          <source>8</source>
-          <target>8</target>
+          <source>17</source>
+          <target>17</target>
           <compilerArgs combine.self="override" />
         </configuration>
       </plugin>