diff --git a/base/pom.xml b/base/pom.xml
index 52322006c..e786b7018 100644
--- a/base/pom.xml
+++ b/base/pom.xml
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.8.1</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>17</source>
-                    <target>17</target>
+                    <release>17</release>
                     <compilerArgs>
                         <arg>-proc:none</arg>
                         <arg>-h</arg><arg>${project.build.directory}/include/_jni</arg>
diff --git a/jss.spec b/jss.spec
index 01f8a76f3..c328d3ad9 100644
--- a/jss.spec
+++ b/jss.spec
@@ -56,19 +56,24 @@ ExcludeArch: i686
 # Java
 ################################################################################
 
+# use Java 17 on Fedora 39 or older and RHEL 9 or older
+# otherwise, use Java 21
+
+# maven-local is a subpackage of javapackages-tools
+
 %if 0%{?fedora} && 0%{?fedora} <= 39 || 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} <= 9
 
-# use Java 17 on Fedora 39 or older and RHEL 9 or older
 %define java_devel java-17-openjdk-devel
 %define java_headless java-17-openjdk-headless
 %define java_home %{_jvmdir}/jre-17-openjdk
+%define maven_local maven-local-openjdk17
 
 %else
 
-# otherwise, use Java 21
 %define java_devel java-21-openjdk-devel
 %define java_headless java-21-openjdk-headless
 %define java_home %{_jvmdir}/jre-21-openjdk
+%define maven_local maven-local
 
 %endif
 
@@ -100,7 +105,7 @@ BuildRequires:  nss-devel >= 3.97
 BuildRequires:  nss-tools >= 3.97
 
 BuildRequires:  %{java_devel}
-BuildRequires:  maven-local
+BuildRequires:  %{maven_local}
 BuildRequires:  mvn(org.apache.commons:commons-lang3)
 BuildRequires:  mvn(org.slf4j:slf4j-api)
 BuildRequires:  mvn(org.slf4j:slf4j-jdk14)