diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/pom.xml b/dmp-backend/core/pom.xml
index 2a7ec8831..9b09a53f1 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/pom.xml
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/pom.xml
@@ -14,9 +14,13 @@
     <version>${revision}</version>
 
     <properties>
+        <java.version>21</java.version>
+		<maven.compiler.source>21</maven.compiler.source>
+		<maven.compiler.target>21</maven.compiler.target>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <revision>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</revision>
     </properties>
+    
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/pom.xml b/dmp-backend/web/pom.xml
index fbeddca5c..79bf497ad 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/pom.xml
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/pom.xml
@@ -13,8 +13,17 @@
         <groupId>eu.eudat</groupId>
         <artifactId>dmp-backend</artifactId>
         <version>${revision}</version>
+        <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
+    <properties>
+        <start-class>eu.eudat.EuDatApplication</start-class>
+        <maven.compiler.release>21</maven.compiler.release>
+        <maven.compiler.source>21</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>21</maven.compiler.target>
+		<revision>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</revision>
+	</properties>
+
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>eu.eudat</groupId>
@@ -22,7 +31,6 @@
             <version>${revision}</version>
         </dependency>
 
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
@@ -185,12 +193,4 @@
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
-
-    <properties>
-        <start-class>eu.eudat.EuDatApplication</start-class>
-        <maven.compiler.release>21</maven.compiler.release>
-        <maven.compiler.source>21</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>21</maven.compiler.target>
-        <revision>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</revision>
-    </properties>
 </project>
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