diff --git a/java-jdi/pom.xml b/java-jdi/pom.xml
index b4c11c1bfe..dded13896f 100644
--- a/java-jdi/pom.xml
+++ b/java-jdi/pom.xml
@@ -15,13 +15,7 @@
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.sun</groupId>
-            <artifactId>tools</artifactId>
-            <version>${tools.version}</version>
-            <scope>system</scope>
-            <systemPath>${java.home}/../lib/tools.jar</systemPath>
-        </dependency>
+
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
@@ -32,10 +26,25 @@
                 <filtering>true</filtering>
             </resource>
         </resources>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>${maven.compiler.source.version}</source>
+                    <target>${maven.compiler.target.version}</target>
+                    <compilerArgs>
+                        <arg>--add-exports=jdk.jdi/com.sun.jdi=ALL-UNNAMED</arg>
+                    </compilerArgs>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
     </build>
 
+
     <properties>
-        <tools.version>1.8</tools.version>
+        <maven.compiler.source.version>17</maven.compiler.source.version>
+        <maven.compiler.target.version>17</maven.compiler.target.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 428aa1d268..0b5b73ddfd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -354,8 +354,6 @@
                 <!-- <module>grails</module> --> <!-- Not a maven project -->
                 <!-- <module>guest</module> --> <!-- not to be built as its for guest articles  -->
 
-                <module>java-jdi</module>
-
                 <module>jetbrains</module>
                 <!-- <module>lagom</module> --> <!-- Not a maven project -->
                 <module>language-interop</module>
@@ -547,8 +545,6 @@
                 <!-- <module>grails</module> --> <!-- Not a maven project -->
                 <!-- <module>guest</module> --> <!-- not to be built as its for guest articles  -->
 
-                <module>java-jdi</module>
-
                 <!-- <module>lagom</module> --> <!-- Not a maven project -->
                 <module>language-interop</module>
 
@@ -868,7 +864,7 @@
                 <module>hystrix</module>
                 <module>jackson-simple</module>
                 <module>java-blockchain</module>
-
+                <module>java-jdi</module>
                 <module>java-rmi</module>
                 <module>java-spi</module>
                 <module>javax-sound</module>
@@ -1123,7 +1119,7 @@
                 <module>hystrix</module>
                 <module>jackson-simple</module>
                 <module>java-blockchain</module>
-
+                <module>java-jdi</module>
                 <module>java-rmi</module>
                 <module>java-spi</module>
                 <module>javax-sound</module>