Maven release plugin: specify java compiler version

Question

I have this project made of multiple jars and war to make an ear. I build everything in snapshot and it works great. Then I made a release for every single project and saw t

Answer 1

Just a note, if a wrong version is picked up, you will get an error something like

xxxx is not supported in -source 1.5
[ERROR] (use -source 7 or higher to enable yyyy)

During maven release, maven release plugin (sets/defaults to) the compiler version 1.5. To ensure it picks up the correct version specify the properties.

 1.7
 1.7