diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index baec0d9..e1b1387 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -2,28 +2,23 @@
 <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>
+		<java.version>8</java.version>
 	</properties>
-
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
@@ -53,7 +48,6 @@
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
-
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
@@ -62,6 +56,30 @@
 			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
-
-
-</project>
+ 
+<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>
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