diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 418f181..4f942f2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.8.1</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>${java.version}</source>
-                    <target>${java.version}</target>
+                    <source>17</source>
+                    <target>17</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
             <groupId>com.googlecode.json-simple</groupId>
             <artifactId>json-simple</artifactId>
             <version>1.1.1</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>
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