The Apache Maven team is pleased to announce the release of the Apache Maven Compiler Plugin Version 3.8.0 https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/
You should specify the version in your project's plugin configuration: Important Notes since Version 3.8.0 * The default value for source/target has been lifted from 1.5 to 1.6 see MCOMPILER-335. <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId> <version>3.8.0</version> </plugin> You can download the appropriate sources etc. from the download page: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/download.cgi Release Notes Maven Compiler Plugin 3.8.0 https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12317225&version=12341563 Bugs: * [MCOMPILER-311] - NPE when --patch-module is used * [MCOMPILER-321] - Problematic Java 9 modules are silently ignored * [MCOMPILER-332] - Java 10 not supported * [MCOMPILER-338] - Build Issue based on MCOMPILER-192 IT * [MCOMPILER-342] - Unsupported class file major version 55 * [MCOMPILER-343] - Tests fail to compile in modularized project due to wrong module descriptor path being passed to plexus-java Improvements: * [MCOMPILER-313] - Support mrjar dependency with module descriptor only in META-INF/versions/x * [MCOMPILER-323] - Support multi-release jars * [MCOMPILER-335] - Update default source/target from 1.5 to 1.6 * [MCOMPILER-341] - Compile module-info.java files located in test sources Tasks: * [MCOMPILER-336] - Dependency that should be on modulepath sometime put on classpath * [MCOMPILER-344] - Deprecate <optimize> flag * [MCOMPILER-350] - Add GitHub Documentation Dependency upgrades: * [MCOMPILER-324] - Upgrade parent to 31 * [MCOMPILER-351] - Upgrade maven-plugins parent to version 32 * [MCOMPILER-352] - Upgrade maven-shared-utils to 3.2.1 * [MCOMPILER-353] - Upgrade plexus-compiler to 2.8.4 Enjoy, - The Apache Maven team
