<!-- PROJECT SETTINGS -->\r
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>\r
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>\r
-    <java.version>8</java.version>\r
+    <java.version>11</java.version>\r
     <docker.image.name>onap/org.onap.dcaegen2.collectors.ves.vescollector</docker.image.name>\r
     <!-- TEST SETTINGS -->\r
     <surefire.redirectTestOutputToFile>true</surefire.redirectTestOutputToFile>\r
     <site.path>content/sites/site/org/onap/dcaegen2/collectors/ves/${project.artifactId}/${project.version}</site.path>\r
     <maven.build.timestamp.format>yyyyMMdd'T'HHmmss</maven.build.timestamp.format>\r
     <onap.nexus.dockerregistry.daily>nexus3.onap.org:10003</onap.nexus.dockerregistry.daily>\r
+    <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>\r
+    <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>\r
   </properties>\r
   <build>\r
     <pluginManagement>\r
             <imageTag>${project.version}</imageTag>\r
             <imageTag>latest</imageTag>\r
           </imageTags>\r
-          <baseImage>openjdk:8-jre-slim</baseImage>\r
+          <baseImage>openjdk:11-jre-slim</baseImage>\r
           <user>vescollector</user>\r
           <env>\r
             <HOSTALIASES>/etc/host.aliases</HOSTALIASES>\r