diff --git a/project/pom.xml b/project/pom.xml
index f36fb5d952..1db28237aa 100644
--- a/project/pom.xml
+++ b/project/pom.xml
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
 
     <jetty.version>9.4.46.v20220331</jetty.version>
 
-    <modernizer-maven-annotations.version>2.8.0</modernizer-maven-annotations.version>
+    <modernizer-maven-annotations.version>2.7.0</modernizer-maven-annotations.version>
 
     <!-- Log dependency versions -->
     <log4j.version>2.17.2</log4j.version>
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.gaul</groupId>
         <artifactId>modernizer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0</version>
+        <version>2.7.0</version>
         <!-- configuration and dependencies set via profiles -->
         <executions>
           <execution>