How to change Java version for Maven in IntelliJ?

Question

I\'m new to both Maven and IntelliJ IDEA.

I have a Maven project written in Java 8. Whenever I try to build it (Maven Projects window -> Lifecycle -> compile -> Run

Answer 1

You should add below code in your pom.xml to force the language level to change

    
        
            org.apache.maven.plugins
            maven-compiler-plugin
            
                8
                8
            
        
    

now intelliJ 2019.3 CE does this for you if you go to import then alt+enter where you will get an option saying "change language level to 8 to use this functionality"