diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index baec0d9..e028783 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,67 +1,71 @@
 <?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>
+        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>
+        <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>
+        <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>
+        <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>
+        <properties>
+                <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+                <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
+                <java.version>1.8</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>
+        <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>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>
+                </dependency>
+                <dependency>
+                        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+                        <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>
+        <build>
+                <plugins>
+                        <plugin>
+                                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+                                <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        </plugin>
 
+                        <plugin>
+                                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                                <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+        </build>
 
 </project>
