diff --git a/jgiven-maven-plugin/src/test/resources/sampleProject/pom.xml b/jgiven-maven-plugin/src/test/resources/sampleProject/pom.xml
index 315afcf0e2..2aa5561ffb 100644
--- a/jgiven-maven-plugin/src/test/resources/sampleProject/pom.xml
+++ b/jgiven-maven-plugin/src/test/resources/sampleProject/pom.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <jgiven.version>1.3.0</jgiven.version>
+        <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
+        <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
     </properties>
     <dependencyManagement>
         <dependencies>