The Apache Maven team is pleased to announce the release of the Apache Maven Compiler Plugin, version 3.6.1 Most important change is the support for test-compile when using JDK 9 build b148+ 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>3.6.1</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 3.6.1 ** Bug * [MCOMPILER-282] - Remove link to non-existing Codehaus wiki * [MCOMPILER-284] - maven.test.skip doesn't skip test compilation * [MCOMPILER-287] - Adjust documentation module-info ** Documentation * [MCOMPILER-281] - Remove reference to Maven 1's Java plugin ** Improvement * [MCOMPILER-285] - Support test-compile for JDK 9 build b148+ Enjoy, -The Apache Maven team