diff --git a/akka-bbb-fsesl/build.sbt b/akka-bbb-fsesl/build.sbt
index 88ee24c714..cf125a1877 100755
--- a/akka-bbb-fsesl/build.sbt
+++ b/akka-bbb-fsesl/build.sbt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ val compileSettings = Seq(
     "-Xlint",
     "-Ywarn-dead-code",
     "-language:_",
-    "-target:11",
+    "-release:17",
     "-encoding", "UTF-8"
   ),
   javacOptions ++= List(
diff --git a/bbb-fsesl-client/build.sbt b/bbb-fsesl-client/build.sbt
index a45d6b1f72..c7cf9043f1 100755
--- a/bbb-fsesl-client/build.sbt
+++ b/bbb-fsesl-client/build.sbt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ val compileSettings = Seq(
     "-Xlint",
     "-Ywarn-dead-code",
     "-language:_",
-    "-target:11",
+    "-release:17",
     "-encoding", "UTF-8"
   ),
   javacOptions ++= List(