diff --git a/asterixdb/pom.xml b/asterixdb/pom.xml
index 5195967..3d8d805 100644
--- a/asterixdb/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <file.encoding>UTF-8</file.encoding>
     <jvm.extraargs />
-    <jdk.version>1.8</jdk.version>
+    <source.jdk.version>1.8</source.jdk.version>
     <javac.xlint.value>all</javac.xlint.value>
     <source-format.goal>format</source-format.goal>
     <source-format.skip>false</source-format.skip>
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
-          <source>${jdk.version}</source>
-          <target>${jdk.version}</target>
+          <source>${source.jdk.version}</source>
+          <target>${target.jdk.version}</target>
           <compilerArgument>-Xlint:${javac.xlint.value}</compilerArgument>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.0.2</version>
+          <version>3.1.1</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.5.1</version>
+          <version>3.5.2</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -765,6 +765,67 @@
         <failIfNoTests>false</failIfNoTests>
       </properties>
     </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>java8</id>
+      <activation>
+        <jdk>1.8</jdk>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <target.jdk.version>8</target.jdk.version>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>java9</id>
+      <activation>
+        <jdk>9</jdk>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <target.jdk.version>9</target.jdk.version>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>java10</id>
+      <activation>
+        <jdk>10</jdk>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <target.jdk.version>10</target.jdk.version>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>java11</id>
+      <activation>
+        <jdk>11</jdk>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <target.jdk.version>11</target.jdk.version>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>java8-bootclasspath</id>
+      <activation>
+        <property>
+          <name>java8-bootclasspath</name>
+        </property>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <target.jdk.version>8</target.jdk.version>
+      </properties>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+            <configuration>
+              <compilerArgs combine.children="append">
+                <arg>-bootclasspath</arg>
+                <arg>${java8-bootclasspath}</arg>
+              </compilerArgs>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
   </profiles>
 
   <modules>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/pom.xml
index 7bef19e..6255d85 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.5.1</version>
+          <version>3.5.2</version>
         </plugin>
         <!--This plugin's configuration is used to store Eclipse m2e settings only. It has no influence on the Maven build itself.-->
         <plugin>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml
index 69739ba..1de4c6b 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <file.encoding>UTF-8</file.encoding>
-    <jdk.version>1.8</jdk.version>
+    <source.jdk.version>1.8</source.jdk.version>
     <javac.xlint.value>all</javac.xlint.value>
     <jvm.extraargs />
     <sonar.jacoco.reportPath>${env.PWD}/target/jacoco-merged.exec</sonar.jacoco.reportPath>
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
-          <source>${jdk.version}</source>
-          <target>${jdk.version}</target>
+          <source>${source.jdk.version}</source>
+          <target>${target.jdk.version}</target>
           <compilerArgument>-Xlint:${javac.xlint.value}</compilerArgument>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.0.2</version>
+          <version>3.1.1</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.doxia</groupId>
@@ -697,6 +697,67 @@
         <failIfNoTests>false</failIfNoTests>
       </properties>
     </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>java8</id>
+      <activation>
+        <jdk>1.8</jdk>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <target.jdk.version>8</target.jdk.version>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>java9</id>
+      <activation>
+        <jdk>9</jdk>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <target.jdk.version>9</target.jdk.version>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>java10</id>
+      <activation>
+        <jdk>10</jdk>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <target.jdk.version>10</target.jdk.version>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>java11</id>
+      <activation>
+        <jdk>11</jdk>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <target.jdk.version>11</target.jdk.version>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>java8-bootclasspath</id>
+      <activation>
+        <property>
+          <name>java8-bootclasspath</name>
+        </property>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <target.jdk.version>8</target.jdk.version>
+      </properties>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+            <configuration>
+              <compilerArgs combine.children="append">
+                <arg>-bootclasspath</arg>
+                <arg>${java8-bootclasspath}</arg>
+              </compilerArgs>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
   </profiles>
   <modules>
     <module>hyracks</module>