diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index baec0d9..f75cac4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,67 +1,85 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
-	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-
-	<groupId>com.example</groupId>
-	<artifactId>easy-notes</artifactId>
-	<version>1.0.0</version>
-	<packaging>jar</packaging>
-
-	<name>easy-notes</name>
-	<description>Rest API for a Simple Note Taking Application</description>
-
-	<parent>
-		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.5.5</version>
-		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
-	</parent>
-
-	<properties>
-		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-		<project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-		<java.version>11</java.version>
-	</properties>
-
-	<dependencies>
-		<dependency>
+	<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+		xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+		<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+		<groupId>com.example</groupId>
+		<artifactId>easy-notes</artifactId>
+		<version>1.0.0</version>
+		<packaging>jar</packaging>
+		<name>easy-notes</name>
+		<description>Rest API for a Simple Note Taking Application</description>
+		<parent>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-validation</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-devtools</artifactId>
-			<scope>runtime</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>mysql</groupId>
-			<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-			<scope>runtime</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-			<scope>test</scope>
-		</dependency>
-	</dependencies>
-
-	<build>
-		<plugins>
-			<plugin>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
+			<version>2.5.5</version>
+			<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
+		</parent>
+		<properties>
+			<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+			<project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
+			<java.version>8</java.version>
+		</properties>
+		<dependencies>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-validation</artifactId>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+				<artifactId>spring-boot-devtools</artifactId>
+				<scope>runtime</scope>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>mysql</groupId>
+				<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
+				<scope>runtime</scope>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-				<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-			</plugin>
-		</plugins>
-	</build>
-
-
-</project>
+				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
+				<scope>test</scope>
+			</dependency>
+		</dependencies>
+		<build>
+			<plugins>
+				<plugin>
+					<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+					<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				</plugin>
+			</plugins>
+		</build>
+	
+	<pluginRepositories>
+			<pluginRepository>
+				<id>central</id>
+				<name>Central Repository</name>
+				<url>https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2</url>
+				<layout>default</layout>
+				<snapshots>
+					<enabled>false</enabled>
+				</snapshots>
+				<releases>
+					<updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
+				</releases>
+			</pluginRepository>
+		</pluginRepositories>
+		<repositories>
+			<repository>
+				<id>central</id>
+				<name>Central Repository</name>
+				<url>https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2</url>
+				<layout>default</layout>
+				<snapshots>
+					<enabled>false</enabled>
+				</snapshots>
+			</repository>
+		</repositories>
+	</project>