diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6e4e89e..e8d2d13 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
 	</dependencyManagement>
 
 	<properties>
-		<java-version>1.8</java-version>
+  		<maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
+ 		<maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
 		<jaxrs.version>2.0.1</jaxrs.version>
 		<distroDirectory>${project.basedir}/distro</distroDirectory>
 		<gCubeSubsystem>social-networking</gCubeSubsystem>
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.portal</groupId>
 			<artifactId>social-networking-library</artifactId>
-			<version>[1.16.0, 2.0.0)</version>
+			<version>[2.0.0 3.0.0)</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
@@ -136,8 +137,8 @@
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>${java_version}</source>
-					<target>${java_version}</target>
+					<source>11</source>
+					<target>11</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>