diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 365f7f5..f6cf6dc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@
     <takari.release.gpg.skip>false</takari.release.gpg.skip>
 
     <surefire.version>3.2.5</surefire.version>
+    <modernizer.version>2.8.0</modernizer.version>
 
     <!-- To make project Idea friendly (release used, rest left for sanity) -->
     <maven.compiler.release>${takari.javaSourceVersion}</maven.compiler.release>
@@ -112,6 +113,16 @@
     <maven.compiler.target>${takari.javaSourceVersion}</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
 
+  <dependencyManagement>
+    <dependencies>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.gaul</groupId>
+        <artifactId>modernizer-maven-annotations</artifactId>
+        <version>${modernizer.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+  </dependencyManagement>
+
   <build>
     <pluginManagement>
       <plugins>
@@ -132,6 +143,23 @@
             <testJar>${takari.testJar}</testJar>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.gaul</groupId>
+          <artifactId>modernizer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>${modernizer.version}</version>
+          <configuration>
+            <javaVersion>${takari.javaSourceVersion}</javaVersion>
+          </configuration>
+          <executions>
+            <execution>
+              <id>modernizer</id>
+              <goals>
+                <goal>modernizer</goal>
+              </goals>
+              <phase>process-sources</phase>
+            </execution>
+          </executions>
+        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -399,6 +427,10 @@
         <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
         <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.gaul</groupId>
+        <artifactId>modernizer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>