diff --git a/asset-transfer-basic/maven-example/pom.xml b/asset-transfer-basic/maven-example/pom.xml
index a38a20d5..b3b2a7f9 100644
--- a/asset-transfer-basic/maven-example/pom.xml
+++ b/asset-transfer-basic/maven-example/pom.xml
@@ -82,8 +82,13 @@
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-                <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.8.1</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>${java.version}</source>
+                    <target>${java.version}</target>
+                </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>