diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 69bbf2e..2844f5d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
 	<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>demo4bonus</name>
 	<description>Demo project for Spring Boot</description>
-	<properties>
+	<!--properties>
 		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
-	</properties>
+	</properties-->
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>