diff --git a/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.dash/.classpath b/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.dash/.classpath
index 43b986286..1db08c6b4 100644
--- a/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.dash/.classpath
+++ b/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.dash/.classpath
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <classpath>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-11"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.pde.core.requiredPlugins"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/classes"/>
diff --git a/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.dash/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.dash/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
index 37b12018f..c430614c3 100644
--- a/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.dash/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+++ b/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.dash/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.annotation.nullable=org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nul
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.annotation.nullable.secondary=
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.annotation.nullanalysis=disabled
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.inlineJsrBytecode=enabled
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.8
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.8
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=11
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=11
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.APILeak=warning
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.annotatedTypeArgumentToUnannotated=info
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.annotationSuperInterface=warning
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.deprecationInDeprecatedCode=disabled
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.deprecationWhenOverridingDeprecatedMethod=disabled
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.discouragedReference=warning
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.emptyStatement=ignore
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.enablePreviewFeatures=disabled
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.enumIdentifier=error
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.explicitlyClosedAutoCloseable=ignore
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.fallthroughCase=ignore
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.redundantSpecificationOfTypeArguments=igno
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.redundantSuperinterface=ignore
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.reportMethodCanBePotentiallyStatic=ignore
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.reportMethodCanBeStatic=ignore
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.reportPreviewFeatures=warning
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.specialParameterHidingField=disabled
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.staticAccessReceiver=warning
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.suppressOptionalErrors=disabled
@@ -106,5 +108,5 @@ org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedPrivateMember=warning
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedTypeParameter=ignore
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedWarningToken=warning
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.varargsArgumentNeedCast=warning
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.release=disabled
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.8
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.release=enabled
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=11