+1 for bumping this. Thanks for raising it Ferenc! On Mon, Dec 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM Ferenc Csaky <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello devs, > > I'd like to start a discussion about releasing flink-connector-parent 2.0, > which > would drop JDK8 support. With core Flink dropping JDK8 support starting > with > 2.0, I think it makes sense to follow this up on the connector front. > > Currently, the default java version is set to JDK8 here [1]. Technically > it is > still possible to override that behavior using the dedicated Maven > profile, e.g. > "java11-target", but that is not too intuitive and can lead to mistakes, > cause > IDEs (IntelliJ) might generate Maven configs to override the target level, > leading to unnecessary or faulty Maven compiler configs. > > I believe providing a version that has a more recent JDK as default would > be > easier on the connector code if they would like to utilize some JDK8+ > features. > > In case a connector still requires JDK8, the 1.1.0 parent version does not > go > anywhere. > > I am happy to make the change and driving the release. > > WDYT? > > Best, > Ferenc > > [1] > https://github.com/apache/flink-connector-shared-utils/blob/d719c95235db17f5932d1bb5d917f7d6e195c371/pom.xml#L63 >
