diff --git a/java-scaffolding/.gitignore b/java-scaffolding/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a05e5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java-scaffolding/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/.idea
+/target
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java-scaffolding/pom.xml b/java-scaffolding/pom.xml
index 105f1b3..6fd4d4e 100644
--- a/java-scaffolding/pom.xml
+++ b/java-scaffolding/pom.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,20 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
             <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-            <version>2.2.4</version>
+            <version>2.10.1</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.8.1</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <release>17</release>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/java-scaffolding/src/main/java/com/schmeisky/apikata/APIAccess.java b/java-scaffolding/src/main/java/com/schmeisky/apikata/APIAccess.java
index 4047a3e..b03189e 100644
--- a/java-scaffolding/src/main/java/com/schmeisky/apikata/APIAccess.java
+++ b/java-scaffolding/src/main/java/com/schmeisky/apikata/APIAccess.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class APIAccess {
 
     public static void main(final String[] args) {
         try {
-            final URL url = new URL("http://apis.is/weather/observations/en?stations=1");
+            final URL url = new URL("https://apis.is/weather/observations/en?stations=1");
             try(InputStream inputStream = url.openStream();
                     InputStreamReader inputStreamReader = new InputStreamReader(inputStream, Charset.forName("UTF-8"));
             ) {