diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 41ff02685a..5347769e1e 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
         <protobuf.version>3.25.5</protobuf.version> <!-- A Major v4 does not support by the pubsub yet-->
         <grpc.version>1.76.0</grpc.version>
         <tbel.version>1.2.9</tbel.version>
+        <lombok.version>1.18.44</lombok.version> <!-- must be in sync with spring-boot-dependencies; needed for maven-compiler-plugin annotationProcessorPaths -->
         <paho.client.version>1.2.5</paho.client.version>
         <paho.mqttv5.client.version>1.2.5</paho.mqttv5.client.version>
         <os-maven-plugin.version>1.7.1</os-maven-plugin.version>
@@ -614,6 +615,7 @@
                             <path>
                                 <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
                                 <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
+                                <version>${lombok.version}</version>
                             </path>
                         </annotationProcessorPaths>
                     </configuration>