diff --git a/caffeine-bounded-cache-support/pom.xml b/caffeine-bounded-cache-support/pom.xml
index 6ba5441db5..6961fc11d7 100644
--- a/caffeine-bounded-cache-support/pom.xml
+++ b/caffeine-bounded-cache-support/pom.xml
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@
   <artifactId>caffeine-bounded-cache-support</artifactId>
   <name>Operator SDK - Caffeine Bounded Cache Support</name>
 
-  <properties>
-    <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
-    <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
-  </properties>
-
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.javaoperatorsdk</groupId>
diff --git a/micrometer-support/pom.xml b/micrometer-support/pom.xml
index 89aa81f76b..6ca02379b1 100644
--- a/micrometer-support/pom.xml
+++ b/micrometer-support/pom.xml
@@ -11,12 +11,7 @@
 
   <artifactId>micrometer-support</artifactId>
   <name>Operator SDK - Micrometer Support</name>
-
-  <properties>
-    <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
-    <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
-  </properties>
-
+  
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.micrometer</groupId>
diff --git a/operator-framework-junit5/pom.xml b/operator-framework-junit5/pom.xml
index 39dd82ab1a..5f4fa10644 100644
--- a/operator-framework-junit5/pom.xml
+++ b/operator-framework-junit5/pom.xml
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@
   <artifactId>operator-framework-junit-5</artifactId>
   <name>Operator SDK - Framework - JUnit 5 extension</name>
 
-  <properties>
-    <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
-    <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
-  </properties>
-
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.javaoperatorsdk</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ad40ac7433..e75aa7a853 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
         <formatter-maven-plugin.version>2.23.0</formatter-maven-plugin.version>
         <directory-maven-plugin.version>1.0</directory-maven-plugin.version>
         <impsort-maven-plugin.version>1.9.0</impsort-maven-plugin.version>
+        <jib-maven-plugin.version>3.4.1</jib-maven-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
     <modules>
diff --git a/sample-operators/leader-election/pom.xml b/sample-operators/leader-election/pom.xml
index 490b1dcc2c..eea2ae19aa 100644
--- a/sample-operators/leader-election/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-operators/leader-election/pom.xml
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@
     <description>An E2E test for leader election</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
-    <properties>
-        <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
-        <jib-maven-plugin.version>3.4.2</jib-maven-plugin.version>
-    </properties>
-
     <dependencyManagement>
         <dependencies>
             <dependency>
diff --git a/sample-operators/mysql-schema/pom.xml b/sample-operators/mysql-schema/pom.xml
index b98f476b06..e6eeb1930c 100644
--- a/sample-operators/mysql-schema/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-operators/mysql-schema/pom.xml
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@
     <description>Provisions Schemas in a MySQL database</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
-    <properties>
-        <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
-        <jib-maven-plugin.version>3.4.2</jib-maven-plugin.version>
-    </properties>
-
     <dependencyManagement>
         <dependencies>
             <dependency>
diff --git a/sample-operators/pom.xml b/sample-operators/pom.xml
index c485af3052..07895b8b94 100644
--- a/sample-operators/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-operators/pom.xml
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
     <name>Operator SDK - Samples</name>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
-    <properties>
-        <jib-maven-plugin.version>3.1.4</jib-maven-plugin.version>
-    </properties>
-
     <modules>
         <module>tomcat-operator</module>
         <module>webpage</module>
diff --git a/sample-operators/tomcat-operator/pom.xml b/sample-operators/tomcat-operator/pom.xml
index a701c60ecb..af0e8ac6df 100644
--- a/sample-operators/tomcat-operator/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-operators/tomcat-operator/pom.xml
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@
     <description>Provisions Tomcat Pods and deploys Webapplications in them</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
-    <properties>
-        <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
-        <jib-maven-plugin.version>3.4.2</jib-maven-plugin.version>
-    </properties>
-
     <dependencyManagement>
         <dependencies>
             <dependency>
diff --git a/sample-operators/webpage/pom.xml b/sample-operators/webpage/pom.xml
index e9d94368f6..576ffa7157 100644
--- a/sample-operators/webpage/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-operators/webpage/pom.xml
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@
     <description>Provisions an nginx Webserver based on a CRD with give html</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
-    <properties>
-        <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
-        <jib-maven-plugin.version>3.4.2</jib-maven-plugin.version>
-    </properties>
-
     <dependencyManagement>
         <dependencies>
             <dependency>