diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1b8e3982..b435172e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -47,6 +47,18 @@
     <build>
         <pluginManagement>
             <plugins>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>3.3.0</version>
+                    <dependencies>
+                        <dependency>
+                            <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>extra-enforcer-rules</artifactId>
+                            <version>1.7.0</version>
+                        </dependency>
+                    </dependencies>
+                </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -115,6 +127,29 @@
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>
         <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>enforce-bytecode-version</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>enforce</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <rules>
+                                <enforceBytecodeVersion>
+                                    <maxJdkVersion>${maven.compiler.target}</maxJdkVersion>
+                                    <ignoredScopes>
+                                        <ignoreScope>test</ignoreScope>
+                                    </ignoredScopes>
+                                </enforceBytecodeVersion>
+                            </rules>
+                            <fail>true</fail>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -254,8 +289,8 @@
         </profile>
     </profiles>
     <properties>
-        <maven.compiler.source>8</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>8</maven.compiler.target>
+        <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
         <!-- Skip integration tests by default with failsafe plugin -->
         <skipITs>false</skipITs>
         <httpclient.version>4.5.14</httpclient.version>