The Apache Maven team is pleased to announce the release of the Apache Maven Compiler Plugin, version 3.6.0 The Compiler Plugin is used to compile the sources of your project. This version introduces support of several new features of Java 9, such as: JEP 247: Compile for Older Platform Versions JEP 261: Module System Projects which want to add the module-info and also want to stay compatible with Java 8 or earlier versions should have a look at https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/examples/module-info.html https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/ You should specify the version in your project's plugin configuration: <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId> <version>3.6.0</version> </plugin> You can download the appropriate sources etc. from the download page: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/download.cgi Release Notes - Maven Compiler Plugin - Version 3.6.0 ** Bug * [MCOMPILER-253] - testCompile (3.x) may not display error message when fork=true * [MCOMPILER-260] - Incorrect <compilerArgs> behavior when multiple number <arg>'s have the same value * [MCOMPILER-269] - Support modulepath (Java9/Jigsaw) * [MCOMPILER-279] - Passing multiple --add-exports args to the compilerArgs is not supported ** Improvement * [MCOMPILER-267] - Compiler plugin could have failOnWarning option * [MCOMPILER-273] - Upgrade maven-shared-utils to 3.1.0 ** New Feature * [MCOMPILER-270] - Support release=8 on JDK 9 (with fallback on source=8 and target=8 on JDK 8) Enjoy, -The Apache Maven team