Maven “build path specifies execution environment J2SE-1.5”, even though I changed it to 1.7

Question

In Eclipse Juno, I installed the latest m2e plugin (1.2.20120903-1050). In preferences, I have added jdk1.7.0_11 in Java -> Installed JREs -> Add, and then specified the lo

Answer 1

In order to update your project to the latest version of java available in your environment, follow these steps:

1. Open your pom.xml file
2. Switch your view to Effective POM tab
3. Open Find Dialog (ctrl + F) to search for maven-compiler-plugin
4. Copy the the following lines

	maven-compiler-plugin
	3.1

5. Click on pom.xml tab to open your project pom configuration
6. Inside your ... configuration section, paste the configuration copied and modify it as...

        
    	
    		maven-compiler-plugin
    		3.1
    
    		
    			1.8
    			1.8
    		
    	
    

7. save your configuration
8. Right Click in your project Click on [Maven -> Update Project] and Click on OK in the displayed update dialog box.

Done!