diff --git a/drools-benchmarks-parent/pom.xml b/drools-benchmarks-parent/pom.xml
index 85e31d5d..1011a347 100644
--- a/drools-benchmarks-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/drools-benchmarks-parent/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   <properties>
     <version.freemaker>2.3.31</version.freemaker>
     <version.jaxb-api>2.0</version.jaxb-api>
-    <version.org.drools>8.46.0-SNAPSHOT</version.org.drools>
+    <version.org.drools>999-SNAPSHOT</version.org.drools>
   </properties>
 
   <modules>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8cb78181..6ceb7983 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
   </description>
 
   <properties>
-    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
-    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+    <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
     <version.jmh>1.37</version.jmh>
   </properties>