From 373d88fc08f117e74888f84ab76a41292798a49a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Melissa Linkert <melissa@glencoesoftware.com>
Date: Mon, 11 May 2026 09:56:51 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/5] Require Java 11 at runtime

---
 pom.xml | 17 ++++-------------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 53878b1b..877cc4ee 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -134,11 +134,11 @@
 	<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>
+          <source>11</source>
+          <target>11</target>
+          <release>11</release>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
 
@@ -369,15 +369,6 @@
         </plugins>
       </build>
     </profile>
-    <profile>
-      <id>jdk8-only</id>
-      <activation>
-        <jdk>(,11)</jdk>
-      </activation>
-      <properties>
-        <testng.version>7.5</testng.version>
-      </properties>
-    </profile>
     <profile>
       <id>jdk11+</id>
       <activation>

From b62a50753590f223c79b148d0a6e807fea8f1a8f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Melissa Linkert <melissa@glencoesoftware.com>
Date: Mon, 11 May 2026 09:57:16 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/5] Build on Java 21/25 only, fix actions versions

---
 .github/workflows/maven.yml | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index 5a2b1e4c..07265c85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
     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: ${{ matrix.java }}
           distribution: 'zulu'
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Create a GitHub release
         run: gh release create --generate-notes "${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}"
         env:

From 48a60f2a8c1abeddab534ba8b45d4fc84af76c29 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Melissa Linkert <melissa@glencoesoftware.com>
Date: Mon, 11 May 2026 15:52:39 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 3/5] Remove source/target and simplify testng versioning

---
 pom.xml | 12 +-----------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 877cc4ee..f0e5aa7e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 
     <logback.version>1.3.16</logback.version>
     <ome-common.version>6.1.1</ome-common.version>
+    <testng.version>7.9.0</testng.version>
 
     <!-- NB: Avoid platform encoding warning when copying resources. -->
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
@@ -136,8 +137,6 @@
         <version>3.14.0</version>
         <!-- Require the Java 11 platform. -->
         <configuration>
-          <source>11</source>
-          <target>11</target>
           <release>11</release>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
@@ -369,14 +368,5 @@
         </plugins>
       </build>
     </profile>
-    <profile>
-      <id>jdk11+</id>
-      <activation>
-        <jdk>[11,)</jdk>
-      </activation>
-      <properties>
-        <testng.version>7.9.0</testng.version>
-      </properties>
-    </profile>
   </profiles>
 </project>

From ee91daa5642022f733d54a8740bef05daa873e31 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Melissa Linkert <melissa@glencoesoftware.com>
Date: Tue, 19 May 2026 20:12:19 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 4/5] 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 07265c85..3cc5dd36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java: [21, 25]
+        java: [11, 17, 21, 25]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     env:

From 7328e8ae63a3f27f36620c0c934cc984667c1571 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Melissa Linkert <melissa@glencoesoftware.com>
Date: Tue, 19 May 2026 20:12:31 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] Update Java version in README

---
 README.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e250a517..e9401615 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ following before submitting a pull request:
 
  * verify that the branch merges cleanly into ```master```
  * verify that the branch compiles using Maven
- * verify that the branch does not use syntax or API specific to Java 1.8+
+ * verify that the branch does not use syntax or API specific to Java > 11
  * make sure that your commits contain the correct authorship information and,
    if necessary, a signed-off-by line
  * make sure that the commit messages or pull request comment contains