Maven is not using Java 11 - Fatal error compiling: invalid target release: 11

Question

I am trying to compile my project with Java 11.

When I try to run the application with Java 8 as the Java version in pom.xml, it works fine. But when I try to run it

Answer 1

Experiencing this issue while trying to deploy Spring Boot application to Heroku.

My JAVA_HOME was set correctly but was still receiving same error.

But then this worked for me:

In your pom.xml add or adapt to your own context:

    org.apache.maven.plugins
    maven-compiler-plugin
    
        1.8
        1.8