diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5e078e68..4f9fffb9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ virtual-patient-graph/asm-debug
 ### Mac OS ###
 .DS_Store
 
-.flattened-pom.xml
\ No newline at end of file
+**/.flattened-pom.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/virtual-patient-graph/pom.xml b/virtual-patient-graph/pom.xml
index b3b9038a..824413d8 100644
--- a/virtual-patient-graph/pom.xml
+++ b/virtual-patient-graph/pom.xml
@@ -117,6 +117,14 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.3.0</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>repackage</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
                 <configuration>
                     <excludes>
                         <exclude>
@@ -126,6 +134,14 @@
                     </excludes>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.11.0</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <parameters>true</parameters>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
diff --git a/virtual-patient-manage/pom.xml b/virtual-patient-manage/pom.xml
index 95ca1f54..037a417f 100644
--- a/virtual-patient-manage/pom.xml
+++ b/virtual-patient-manage/pom.xml
@@ -115,6 +115,14 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>3.3.0</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>repackage</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
 				<configuration>
 					<excludes>
 						<exclude>
diff --git a/virtual-patient-web/pom.xml b/virtual-patient-web/pom.xml
index e9eb1078..ed1dcb10 100644
--- a/virtual-patient-web/pom.xml
+++ b/virtual-patient-web/pom.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <java.version>17</java.version>
+        <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>