diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 949d2f1879..137e1d90d6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ Additionally it includes CPD, the copy-paste-detector. CPD finds duplicated code
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.4.1</version>
+                    <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -455,6 +455,25 @@ Additionally it includes CPD, the copy-paste-detector. CPD finds duplicated code
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>
         <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>enforce-versions</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>enforce</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <rules>
+                                <requireJavaVersion>
+                                    <version>[9,)</version>
+                                </requireJavaVersion>
+                            </rules>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>