diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index db68978..05eebca 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
             <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
             <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
             <version>1.18.30</version>
-            <optional>true</optional>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Apache Commons -->
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
                 <configuration>
                     <source>17</source>
                     <target>17</target>
+                    <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
                     <annotationProcessorPaths>
                         <path>
                             <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
@@ -122,18 +123,6 @@
                     </annotationProcessorPaths>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-                <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <configuration>
-                    <excludes>
-                        <exclude>
-                            <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
-                            <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
-                        </exclude>
-                    </excludes>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 </project>