diff --git a/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.boot.ls/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.boot.ls/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 26124af13..5bd6bdf94 100644
--- a/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.boot.ls/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.boot.ls/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Bundle-Name: Spring Boot Language Server
 Bundle-Vendor: VMware, Inc.
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.springframework.tooling.boot.ls;singleton:=true
 Bundle-Version: 1.25.0.qualifier
-Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
+Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-11
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.jdt.launching;bundle-version="3.9.0",
  org.eclipse.core.runtime;bundle-version="3.12.0",
  org.eclipse.ui.genericeditor;bundle-version="1.0.0",
diff --git a/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.bosh.ls/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.bosh.ls/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 4440a554a..ba0af54e2 100644
--- a/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.bosh.ls/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.bosh.ls/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Bundle-Name: BOSH Manifest Language Server
 Bundle-Vendor: VMware, Inc.
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.springframework.tooling.bosh.ls;singleton:=true
 Bundle-Version: 1.25.0.qualifier
-Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
+Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-11
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.jdt.launching;bundle-version="3.9.0",
  org.eclipse.core.runtime;bundle-version="3.12.0",
  org.eclipse.lsp4e;bundle-version="0.9.0",
diff --git a/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.cloudfoundry.manifest.ls.integration/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.cloudfoundry.manifest.ls.integration/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index e444c84ce..21ff18a53 100644
--- a/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.cloudfoundry.manifest.ls.integration/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.cloudfoundry.manifest.ls.integration/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Bundle-Name: Cloud Foundry Manifest Language Server Generic Editor Integration
 Bundle-Vendor: VMware, Inc.
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.springframework.tooling.cloudfoundry.manifest.ls.integration;singleton:=true
 Bundle-Version: 4.9.1.qualifier
-Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
+Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-11
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.jdt.launching;bundle-version="3.9.0",
  org.eclipse.core.runtime;bundle-version="3.12.0",
  org.eclipse.lsp4e;bundle-version="0.5.0",
diff --git a/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.cloudfoundry.manifest.ls/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.cloudfoundry.manifest.ls/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 541e57521..88d38db8e 100644
--- a/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.cloudfoundry.manifest.ls/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.cloudfoundry.manifest.ls/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Bundle-Name: Cloud Foundry Manifest Language Server
 Bundle-Vendor: VMware, Inc.
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.springframework.tooling.cloudfoundry.manifest.ls;singleton:=true
 Bundle-Version: 1.25.0.qualifier
-Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
+Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-11
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.jdt.launching;bundle-version="3.8.0",
  org.eclipse.core.runtime;bundle-version="3.12.0",
  org.eclipse.lsp4e;bundle-version="0.9.0",
diff --git a/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.concourse.ls/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.concourse.ls/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 5d9ef9fbc..9de7c1199 100644
--- a/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.concourse.ls/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.concourse.ls/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Bundle-Name: Concourse Pipeline Language Server
 Bundle-Vendor: VMware, Inc.
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.springframework.tooling.concourse.ls;singleton:=true
 Bundle-Version: 1.25.0.qualifier
-Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
+Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-11
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.jdt.launching;bundle-version="3.9.0",
  org.eclipse.core.runtime;bundle-version="3.12.0",
  org.eclipse.lsp4e;bundle-version="0.9.0",
diff --git a/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.ls.eclipse.commons/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.ls.eclipse.commons/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 252c5d633..4703b85c7 100644
--- a/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.ls.eclipse.commons/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.ls.eclipse.commons/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.jdt.launching;bundle-version="3.8.0",
  org.eclipse.ui.editors,
  org.springsource.ide.eclipse.commons.core,
  org.eclipse.e4.ui.css.swt.theme
-Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
+Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-11
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
 Export-Package: org.springframework.tooling.ls.eclipse.commons,
  org.springframework.tooling.ls.eclipse.commons.preferences
diff --git a/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.ls.eclipse.gotosymbol/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.ls.eclipse.gotosymbol/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 98ddfb54f..17160864c 100644
--- a/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.ls.eclipse.gotosymbol/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.ls.eclipse.gotosymbol/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.ui,
  org.eclipse.ui.workbench,
  org.eclipse.ui.ide,
  org.eclipse.ui.editors
-Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
+Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-11
 Bundle-Activator: org.springframework.tooling.ls.eclipse.gotosymbol.GotoSymbolPlugin
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
 Bundle-Vendor: VMware, Inc.
diff --git a/headless-services/commons/java-properties/pom.xml b/headless-services/commons/java-properties/pom.xml
index 556c65304..1a39cb802 100644
--- a/headless-services/commons/java-properties/pom.xml
+++ b/headless-services/commons/java-properties/pom.xml
@@ -32,19 +32,4 @@
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
-	<build>
-		<plugins>
-			<!-- Set source 1.8 -->
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.3</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<source>1.8</source>
-					<target>1.8</target>
-				</configuration>
-			</plugin>
-		</plugins>
-	</build>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/headless-services/commons/pom.xml b/headless-services/commons/pom.xml
index 4a98abd95..e48017c46 100644
--- a/headless-services/commons/pom.xml
+++ b/headless-services/commons/pom.xml
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>1.8</source>
-					<target>1.8</target>
+					<source>11</source>
+					<target>11</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 
diff --git a/headless-services/jdt-ls-extension/org.springframework.tooling.jdt.ls.commons/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/headless-services/jdt-ls-extension/org.springframework.tooling.jdt.ls.commons/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 49c12419c..3dfe644f7 100644
--- a/headless-services/jdt-ls-extension/org.springframework.tooling.jdt.ls.commons/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/headless-services/jdt-ls-extension/org.springframework.tooling.jdt.ls.commons/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Bundle-SymbolicName: org.springframework.tooling.jdt.ls.commons
 Bundle-Version: 4.9.1.qualifier
 Bundle-Vendor: VMware, Inc.
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.springframework.tooling.jdt.ls.commons
-Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
+Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-11
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.core.runtime,
  org.eclipse.jdt.core,
  org.eclipse.core.resources,