apache · mbien · Sep 22, 2025 · Sep 10, 2025
diff --git a/...st/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/apisupport/project/queries/SourceLevelQueryImplTest.java b/...st/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/apisupport/project/queries/SourceLevelQueryImplTest.java
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ public void testGetSourceLevel() {
         String path = "java/junit/src/org/netbeans/modules/junit/api/JUnitSettings.java";
         FileObject f = nbRoot().getFileObject(path);
         assertNotNull("found " + path, f);
-        assertEquals("1.8 used for an average module", "1.8", SourceLevelQuery.getSourceLevel(f));
+        String expected = "17"; // must be bumped on module lang level updates
+        assertEquals(expected + " used for an average module", expected, SourceLevelQuery.getSourceLevel(f));
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/java/ant.browsetask/nbproject/project.properties b/java/ant.browsetask/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # under the License.
 
 ant.jar=${ant.core.lib}
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 javadoc.arch=${basedir}/arch.xml
 
 # web.browser.api.dir is sometimes not set during the build (eg. nbms-and-javadoc build)

diff --git a/java/ant.debugger/nbproject/project.properties b/java/ant.debugger/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # under the License.
 
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint -Xlint:-serial
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 spec.version.base=1.67.0
 test.unit.run.cp.extra=${tools.jar}
 # Make the debugger find it, even if it is not on the startup debug classpath:

diff --git a/java/ant.freeform/nbproject/project.properties b/java/ant.freeform/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # under the License.
 
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint -Xlint:-serial
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 javadoc.arch=${basedir}/arch.xml
 javadoc.apichanges=${basedir}/apichanges.xml
 

diff --git a/java/ant.grammar/nbproject/project.properties b/java/ant.grammar/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 is.eager=true
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint -Xlint:-serial
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 javadoc.arch=${basedir}/arch.xml
 test.unit.cp.extra=
 test.unit.run.cp.extra=

diff --git a/java/ant.hints/nbproject/project.properties b/java/ant.hints/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 # under the License.
 
 is.eager=true
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
diff --git a/java/api.debugger.jpda/nbproject/project.properties b/java/api.debugger.jpda/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 is.autoload=true
 cp.extra=${tools.jar}:${jpda.classes.dir}
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint:unchecked
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 javadoc.arch=${basedir}/arch.xml
 javadoc.apichanges=${basedir}/apichanges.xml
 jpda.classes.dir=${build.dir}/jpda/classes/

diff --git a/java/api.java/nbproject/project.properties b/java/api.java/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 is.autoload=true
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint:unchecked
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 javadoc.apichanges=${basedir}/apichanges.xml
 javadoc.arch=${basedir}/arch.xml
 test.unit.run.cp.extra=${o.n.core.dir}/lib/boot.jar:${o.n.core.dir}/core/core.jar

diff --git a/java/api.maven/nbproject/project.properties b/java/api.maven/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # under the License.
 
 is.autoload=true
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint -Xlint:-serial
 javadoc.apichanges=${basedir}/apichanges.xml
 javadoc.arch=${basedir}/arch.xml

diff --git a/java/beans/nbproject/project.properties b/java/beans/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint -Xlint:-serial
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 spec.version.base=1.81.0
 
 

diff --git a/java/classfile/nbproject/project.properties b/java/classfile/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 is.autoload=true
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint:all -Xlint:-serial
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 javadoc.arch=${basedir}/arch.xml
 javadoc.apichanges=${basedir}/apichanges.xml
 

diff --git a/java/dbschema/nbproject/project.properties b/java/dbschema/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # under the License.
 
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint -Xlint:-serial
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 spec.version.base=1.71.0
 
 test.config.stable.includes=**/XMLGraphSerializerTest.class
diff --git a/java/debugger.jpda.ant/nbproject/project.properties b/java/debugger.jpda.ant/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@
 is.eager=true
 ant.jar=${ant.core.lib}
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint:unchecked
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 javadoc.arch=${basedir}/arch.xml
 requires.nb.javac=true
diff --git a/java/debugger.jpda.js/nbproject/project.properties b/java/debugger.jpda.js/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
 
 cp.extra=${tools.jar}
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint:unchecked
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 javadoc.arch=${basedir}/arch.xml
 requires.nb.javac=true
diff --git a/java/debugger.jpda.jsui/nbproject/project.properties b/java/debugger.jpda.jsui/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
 
 cp.extra=${tools.jar}
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint:unchecked
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 javadoc.arch=${basedir}/arch.xml
 requires.nb.javac=true
diff --git a/java/debugger.jpda.kit/nbproject/project.properties b/java/debugger.jpda.kit/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 # under the License.
 
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint:unchecked
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
diff --git a/java/debugger.jpda.projects/nbproject/project.properties b/java/debugger.jpda.projects/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 is.autoload=true
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint:unchecked
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 requires.nb.javac=true
 
 test.config.stableBTD.includes=**/*Test.class

diff --git a/java/debugger.jpda.projectsui/nbproject/project.properties b/java/debugger.jpda.projectsui/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 is.autoload=true
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint:unchecked
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 requires.nb.javac=true
 
 test.config.stableBTD.includes=**/*Test.class

diff --git a/java/debugger.jpda.truffle/nbproject/project.properties b/java/debugger.jpda.truffle/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # under the License.
 
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint:unchecked
-javac.release=11
+javac.release=17
 javadoc.arch=${basedir}/arch.xml
 nbm.module.author=Martin Entlicher
 requires.nb.javac=true

diff --git a/java/debugger.jpda.trufflenode/nbproject/project.properties b/java/debugger.jpda.trufflenode/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 is.eager=true
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint:unchecked
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 javadoc.arch=${basedir}/arch.xml
 nbm.module.author=Martin Entlicher
 requires.nb.javac=true

diff --git a/java/debugger.jpda/nbproject/project.properties b/java/debugger.jpda/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ is.autoload=true
 cp.extra=${tools.jar}:${jpda.classes.dir}
 #cp.extra=${java.home}/../lib/tools.jar
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint:unchecked
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 javadoc.arch=${basedir}/arch.xml
 jpda.classes.dir=${build.dir}/jpda/classes/
 requires.nb.javac=true

diff --git a/java/editor.htmlui/nbproject/project.properties b/java/editor.htmlui/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@
 # under the License.
 
 is.eager=true
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint -Xlint:-serial
 requires.nb.javac=true
diff --git a/java/form.nb/nbproject/project.properties b/java/form.nb/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@
 # under the License.
 
 is.eager=true
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 spec.version.base=0.48.0
 requires.nb.javac=true
diff --git a/java/form.refactoring/nbproject/project.properties b/java/form.refactoring/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@
 # under the License.
 
 is.eager=true
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 spec.version.base=0.47.0
 requires.nb.javac=true
diff --git a/java/gradle.dependencies/nbproject/project.properties b/java/gradle.dependencies/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint -Xlint:-serial
 spec.version.base=1.7.0
 

diff --git a/java/gradle.htmlui/nbproject/project.properties b/java/gradle.htmlui/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint -Xlint:-serial
 is.eager=true
diff --git a/java/gradle.java.coverage/nbproject/project.properties b/java/gradle.java.coverage/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint -Xlint:-serial
 nbm.module.author=Laszlo Kishalmi
 is.eager=true

diff --git a/java/gradle.kit/nbproject/project.properties b/java/gradle.kit/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint -Xlint:-serial
diff --git a/java/gradle.persistence/nbproject/project.properties b/java/gradle.persistence/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@
 # under the License.
 
 is.eager=true
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint -Xlint:-serial
 nbm.module.author=Laszlo Kishalmi
diff --git a/java/gradle.spring/nbproject/project.properties b/java/gradle.spring/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@
 # under the License.
 
 is.eager=true
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint -Xlint:-serial
 nbm.module.author=Laszlo Kishalmi
diff --git a/java/hudson.ant/nbproject/project.properties b/java/hudson.ant/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 is.eager=true
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint -Xlint:-serial
diff --git a/java/hudson.maven/nbproject/project.properties b/java/hudson.maven/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 is.eager=true
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint -Xlint:-serial
 
 test.config.stableBTD.includes=**/*Test.class
diff --git a/java/i18n.form/nbproject/project.properties b/java/i18n.form/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # under the License.
 
 is.eager=true
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 spec.version.base=1.80.0
 
 test.config.stableBTD.includes=**/*Test.class
diff --git a/java/i18n/nbproject/project.properties b/java/i18n/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 javadoc.arch=${basedir}/arch.xml
 disable.qa-functional.tests=true
 

diff --git a/java/j2ee.core.utilities/nbproject/project.properties b/java/j2ee.core.utilities/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # under the License.
 
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint -Xlint:-serial
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 
 is.autoload=true
 

diff --git a/java/j2ee.eclipselink/nbproject/project.properties b/java/j2ee.eclipselink/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 is.autoload=true
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint -Xlint:-serial
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 jnlp.indirect.jars=\
     modules/ext/eclipselink/org.eclipse.persistence.core-2.7.12.jar,\
     modules/ext/eclipselink/org.eclipse.persistence.asm-9.4.0.jar,\

diff --git a/java/j2ee.eclipselinkmodelgen/nbproject/project.properties b/java/j2ee.eclipselinkmodelgen/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # under the License.
 
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint -Xlint:-serial
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 jnlp.indirect.jars=\
     modules/ext/eclipselink/org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.modelgen.processor-2.7.12.jar
 

diff --git a/java/j2ee.jpa.refactoring/nbproject/project.properties b/java/j2ee.jpa.refactoring/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # under the License.
 
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint -Xlint:-serial
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 requires.nb.javac=true
 
 test.unit.run.cp.extra=\

diff --git a/java/j2ee.jpa.verification/nbproject/project.properties b/java/j2ee.jpa.verification/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint:unchecked
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 requires.nb.javac=true
diff --git a/java/j2ee.metadata.model.support/nbproject/project.properties b/java/j2ee.metadata.model.support/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # under the License.
 
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint -Xlint:-serial
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 requires.nb.javac=true
 
 test.unit.cp.extra=\

diff --git a/java/j2ee.metadata/nbproject/project.properties b/java/j2ee.metadata/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint -Xlint:-serial
 
 javadoc.arch=${basedir}/arch.xml

diff --git a/java/j2ee.persistence/nbproject/project.properties b/java/j2ee.persistence/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # under the License.
 
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint -Xlint:-serial
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 spec.version.base=1.85.0
 
 test.unit.run.cp.extra=\

diff --git a/java/j2ee.persistenceapi/nbproject/project.properties b/java/j2ee.persistenceapi/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # under the License.
 
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint -Xlint:-serial
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 
 javadoc.arch=${basedir}/arch.xml
 javadoc.apichanges=${basedir}/apichanges.xml

diff --git a/java/java.debug/nbproject/project.properties b/java/java.debug/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 spec.version.base=1.68.0
 requires.nb.javac=true
 
diff --git a/java/java.editor.lib/nbproject/project.properties b/java/java.editor.lib/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 javadoc.title=Java Editor Library
 javadoc.apichanges=${basedir}/apichanges.xml
 
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 
 spec.version.base=1.60.0
 is.autoload=true

diff --git a/java/java.freeform/nbproject/project.properties b/java/java.freeform/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # under the License.
 
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint -Xlint:-serial
-javac.source=1.8
+javac.release=17
 javadoc.arch=${basedir}/arch.xml
 javadoc.apichanges=${basedir}/apichanges.xml