diff --git a/component-kotlin/pom.xml b/component-kotlin/pom.xml
index 63b54c4..33dec9f 100644
--- a/component-kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/component-kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
   <packaging>maven-archetype</packaging>
   <description>OpenTable Spring Component archetype for Kotlin</description>
 
+  <properties>
+    <project.build.targetJdk>11</project.build.targetJdk>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
diff --git a/service-mvc-kotlin/pom.xml b/service-mvc-kotlin/pom.xml
index 286ee27..03c2ca4 100644
--- a/service-mvc-kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/service-mvc-kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
   <packaging>maven-archetype</packaging>
   <description>OpenTable Spring MVC Service Kotlin archetype</description>
 
+  <properties>
+    <project.build.targetJdk>11</project.build.targetJdk>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>