diff --git a/model/pom.xml b/model/pom.xml
index 68f53c831..610af6b32 100644
--- a/model/pom.xml
+++ b/model/pom.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
+        <maven.compiler.source>${acs-compatible.java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>${acs-compatible.java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
+        <maven.compiler.release>${acs-compatible.java.version}</maven.compiler.release>
+
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
     </properties>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9a468eced..d97097636 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
 
+        <acs-compatible.java.version>11</acs-compatible.java.version>
         <image.tag>latest</image.tag>
         <image.registry>quay.io</image.registry>
         <dependency.pdfbox.version>2.0.30</dependency.pdfbox.version>