diff --git a/.github/project.yml b/.github/project.yml
index 318b811..491db5f 100644
--- a/.github/project.yml
+++ b/.github/project.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 name: Weld Parent
 release:
-  current-version: 54
-  next-version: 55-SNAPSHOT
\ No newline at end of file
+  current-version: 55
+  next-version: 56-SNAPSHOT
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ff6a0ef..0c3d0a2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
       <!-- Suppress strict JavaDoc validation -->
       <!-- http://blog.joda.org/2014/02/turning-off-doclint-in-jdk-8-javadoc.html -->
       <javadoc.doclint>-Xdoclint:none</javadoc.doclint>
+      <!-- Default javadoc source version, should be overriden by project if needed -->
+      <javadoc.source>11</javadoc.source>
 
       <!-- This information is not entirely correct -->
       <!-- See also https://issues.jboss.org/browse/WELD-2016 -->
@@ -243,7 +245,7 @@
                   <additionalOptions>
                      <additionalOption>${javadoc.doclint}</additionalOption>
                   </additionalOptions>
-                  <source>11</source>
+                  <source>${javadoc.source}</source>
                </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>