From 68ce6311378fc47d6ae0dbdc4a2c9bf46da74df3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Melissa Linkert <melissa@glencoesoftware.com>
Date: Wed, 13 May 2026 12:44:45 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Require Java 11 at runtime, build on Java 21/25

---
 .github/workflows/maven.yml |  6 +++---
 pom.xml                     | 10 ++++------
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index 2015ac48..e6542cd6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@ jobs:
   build:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java: [8, 11, 17, 21]
+        java: [21, 25]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     env:
       maven_commands: install # default is install
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Set up JDK ${{ matrix.java }}
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
           distribution: 'zulu'
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 787a5a1f..eb952f64 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -104,11 +104,9 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>3.14.0</version>
-        <!-- Require the Java 8 platform. -->
+        <!-- Require the Java 11 platform. -->
         <configuration>
-          <source>8</source>
-          <target>8</target>
-          <release>8</release>
+          <release>11</release>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
 
@@ -206,11 +204,11 @@
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
         <!-- NB: The same version declaration and configuration block also
              appears in the <reporting> section, and must be kept in sync. -->
-        <version>3.0.1</version>
+        <version>3.12.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <failOnError>false</failOnError>
           <links>
-            <link>https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/</link>
+            <link>https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/</link>
           </links>
         </configuration>
         <executions>

From 85e2a4d21b6120c6c184bf6c7fdd29347a010afe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Melissa Linkert <melissa@glencoesoftware.com>
Date: Tue, 19 May 2026 20:06:11 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Continue to build on Java 11/17

---
 .github/workflows/maven.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index e6542cd6..8c46d008 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java: [21, 25]
+        java: [11, 17, 21, 25]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     env: