diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9bdec8e..60c881b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.8.1</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>${java.version}</source>
-                    <target>${java.version}</target>
+                    <source>17</source>
+                    <target>17</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/permissionsigns/formatting/Translator.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/permissionsigns/formatting/Translator.java
index 6a907d6..1b09dbb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/permissionsigns/formatting/Translator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/permissionsigns/formatting/Translator.java
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ public final class Translator {
     private static Map<TranslatableMessage, String> translatedMessages;
     private static Map<TranslatableMessage, String> backupTranslatedMessages;
 
+    private Translator() {
+
+    }
+
     /**
      * Loads the languages used by this translator
      */