diff --git a/langchain4j-embeddings/pom.xml b/langchain4j-embeddings/pom.xml
index 1475cf9..2c280af 100644
--- a/langchain4j-embeddings/pom.xml
+++ b/langchain4j-embeddings/pom.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
             <groupId>dev.langchain4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>langchain4j-core</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c8c3584..971a38e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
     </modules>
 
     <properties>
-        <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+        <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <junit.version>5.11.2</junit.version>
     </properties>