diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ea72c85..98187f3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -171,6 +171,23 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.5.3</version>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.gaul</groupId>
+                <artifactId>modernizer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.1.0</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>modernizer</id>
+                        <phase>package</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>modernizer</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+                <configuration>
+                    <javaVersion>${java.version}</javaVersion>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>