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[3/3] maven-surefire git commit: [SUREFIRE-1463] integration tests should run on the top of JDK 9

[SUREFIRE-1463] integration tests should run on the top of JDK 9


Project: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/repo
Commit: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/commit/c1598b51
Tree: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/tree/c1598b51
Diff: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/diff/c1598b51

Branch: refs/heads/SUREFIRE-1463
Commit: c1598b51f687687a73a48333f1a20adcf694cb58
Parents: 27a5e6a
Author: Tibor17 <ti...@apache.org>
Authored: Sat Jan 13 23:22:07 2018 +0100
Committer: Tibor17 <ti...@apache.org>
Committed: Sun Jan 14 02:19:55 2018 +0100

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 .mvn/jvm.config                                 |  1 +
 maven-failsafe-plugin/pom.xml                   |  1 +
 .../src/it/jetty-war-test-failing/pom.xml       |  4 +--
 .../src/it/jetty-war-test-passing/pom.xml       |  4 +--
 .../src/it/multiple-summaries-failing/pom.xml   |  8 ++++++
 .../src/it/multiple-summaries/pom.xml           |  8 ++++++
 .../src/it/working-directory/pom.xml            |  8 ++++++
 pom.xml                                         |  1 +
 surefire-integration-tests/pom.xml              | 29 +++++---------------
 .../maven/surefire/its/AbstractJigsawIT.java    | 23 ++++++----------
 .../maven/surefire/its/Java9FullApiIT.java      |  5 +++-
 .../surefire/its/fixture/SurefireLauncher.java  |  9 ++++--
 ...urefire1295AttributeJvmCrashesToTestsIT.java |  4 +--
 .../resources/environment-variables/pom.xml     | 14 +++-------
 .../src/test/resources/fail-fast-junit/pom.xml  | 10 ++-----
 .../src/test/resources/fail-fast-testng/pom.xml | 13 ++++-----
 .../src/test/resources/failingBuilds/pom.xml    | 10 ++-----
 .../resources/failure-result-counting/pom.xml   | 10 ++-----
 .../src/test/resources/failureOutput/pom.xml    | 10 ++-----
 .../test/resources/fork-consoleOutput/pom.xml   | 10 ++-----
 .../fork-consoleOutputWithErrors/pom.xml        | 10 ++-----
 .../src/test/resources/fork-fail/pom.xml        | 14 ++++------
 .../resources/fork-mode-multimodule/pom.xml     | 13 ++++-----
 .../fork-mode-resource-loading/pom.xml          | 12 ++++----
 .../src/test/resources/fork-mode-testng/pom.xml | 12 ++++----
 .../src/test/resources/fork-mode/pom.xml        | 12 ++++----
 .../src/test/resources/fork-timeout/pom.xml     |  7 ++---
 .../resources/junit-fork-mode-always/pom.xml    | 15 ++++------
 .../src/test/resources/junit-ignore/pom.xml     | 10 ++-----
 .../junit4-forkAlways-staticInit/pom.xml        | 13 ++++-----
 .../junit4-rerun-failing-tests/pom.xml          | 13 ++++-----
 .../test/resources/junit4-runlistener/pom.xml   | 10 ++-----
 .../resources/junit4-twoTestCaseSuite/pom.xml   | 10 ++-----
 .../src/test/resources/junit4/pom.xml           | 10 ++-----
 .../src/test/resources/junit44-dep/pom.xml      | 14 ++++------
 .../test/resources/junit44-environment/pom.xml  | 13 ++++-----
 .../src/test/resources/junit44-hamcrest/pom.xml | 14 ++++------
 .../resources/junit44-method-pattern/pom.xml    | 10 ++-----
 .../resources/junit44-multiple-methods/pom.xml  | 10 ++-----
 .../resources/junit44-single-method/pom.xml     | 10 ++-----
 .../test/resources/junit47-parallel-nts/pom.xml | 11 +++-----
 .../junit47-parallel-with-suite/pom.xml         | 10 ++-----
 .../src/test/resources/junit47-parallel/pom.xml |  9 ++----
 .../resources/junit47-redirect-output/pom.xml   | 10 ++-----
 .../junit47-static-inner-class-tests/pom.xml    | 12 +++-----
 .../test/resources/junit48-categories/pom.xml   | 10 ++-----
 .../resources/junit48-method-pattern/pom.xml    | 10 ++-----
 .../junit48-multiple-method-patterns/pom.xml    | 10 ++-----
 .../resources/junit48-multiple-methods/pom.xml  | 10 ++-----
 .../resources/junit48-single-method/pom.xml     | 10 ++-----
 .../resources/junit48-smartStackTrace/pom.xml   | 10 ++-----
 .../src/test/resources/parallel-runtime/pom.xml | 12 ++------
 .../src/test/resources/pojo-simple/pom.xml      | 13 ++++-----
 .../src/test/resources/pom.xml                  |  5 ----
 .../src/test/resources/reporters/pom.xml        | 10 ++-----
 .../src/test/resources/result-counting/pom.xml  | 10 ++-----
 .../test/resources/runorder-parallel/pom.xml    | 13 ++++-----
 .../resources/small-result-counting/pom.xml     | 10 ++-----
 .../jiras-surefire-1024-testjar/pom.xml         | 17 ++++--------
 .../pom.xml                                     | 18 +++---------
 .../pom.xml                                     | 11 +++-----
 .../surefire-1053-system-properties/pom.xml     | 11 +++-----
 .../surefire-1055-parallelTestCount/pom.xml     | 10 ++-----
 .../pom.xml                                     | 13 ++++-----
 .../pom.xml                                     | 13 ++++-----
 .../surefire-1095-npe-in-runlistener/pom.xml    | 11 +++-----
 .../surefire-1098-balanced-runorder/pom.xml     | 11 +++-----
 .../pom.xml                                     | 13 ++++-----
 .../pom.xml                                     | 13 ++++-----
 .../pom.xml                                     | 10 ++-----
 .../resources/surefire-1144-xml-runtime/pom.xml | 18 ++++--------
 .../pom.xml                                     | 11 +++-----
 .../pom.xml                                     | 10 ++-----
 .../pom.xml                                     | 11 +++-----
 .../surefire-1158-remove-info-lines/pom.xml     | 13 ++++-----
 .../pom.xml                                     | 12 +++-----
 .../src/test/resources/surefire-1185/pom.xml    | 11 +++-----
 .../surefire-1202-rerun-and-failfast/pom.xml    | 15 ++++------
 .../surefire-1209-rerun-and-forkcount/pom.xml   | 15 ++++------
 .../src/test/resources/surefire-1211/pom.xml    | 10 ++-----
 .../surefire-1278-group-name-ending/pom.xml     | 13 ++++-----
 .../src/test/resources/surefire-1364/pom.xml    |  5 ++--
 .../pom.xml                                     | 16 ++---------
 .../surefire-141-pluggableproviders/pom.xml     | 12 ++------
 .../surefire-162-charsetProvider/pom.xml        | 11 +++-----
 .../surefire-34-securityManager-success/pom.xml | 11 ++------
 .../surefire-34-securityManager/pom.xml         | 11 ++------
 .../surefire-500-puzzling-error/pom.xml         | 15 ++--------
 .../surefire-510-testClassPath/pom.xml          | 12 ++++----
 .../surefire-613-testCount-in-parallel/pom.xml  | 12 +++-----
 .../pom.xml                                     | 12 ++------
 .../pom.xml                                     | 10 ++-----
 .../pom.xml                                     | 11 ++------
 .../surefire-649-systemProperties/pom.xml       | 11 +++-----
 .../pom.xml                                     | 11 +++-----
 .../test/resources/surefire-673-mockito/pom.xml | 13 ++++-----
 .../surefire-674-buildFailingWhenErrors/pom.xml | 10 ++-----
 .../pom.xml                                     |  7 ++---
 .../pom.xml                                     |  7 ++---
 .../surefire-809-groupExpr-junit48/pom.xml      | 10 ++-----
 .../surefire-809-groupExpr-testng/pom.xml       | 11 ++------
 .../surefire-812-log4j-classloader/pom.xml      | 13 ++++-----
 .../resources/surefire-817-system-exit/pom.xml  | 11 +++-----
 .../surefire-818-ignored-tests-on-npe/pom.xml   | 10 +++----
 .../surefire-828-emptyGroupExpr-junit48/pom.xml | 10 ++-----
 .../surefire-828-emptyGroupExpr-testng/pom.xml  | 15 ++++------
 .../surefire-832-provider-selection/pom.xml     | 10 ++-----
 .../resources/surefire-847-testngfail/pom.xml   | 11 ++------
 .../surefire-855-failsafe-use-bundle/pom.xml    | 12 +++-----
 .../surefire-855-failsafe-use-jar/pom.xml       | 12 +++-----
 .../surefire-855-failsafe-use-war/pom.xml       | 12 +++-----
 .../surefire-930-failsafe-runtests/pom.xml      |  7 ++---
 .../surefire-931-provider-failure/pom.xml       | 11 ++------
 .../surefire-943-report-content/pom.xml         |  7 ++---
 .../pom.xml                                     | 13 ++++-----
 .../surefire-946-self-destruct-plugin/pom.xml   |  7 ++---
 .../surefire-972-bizarre-noclassdef/pom.xml     |  4 +++
 .../surefire-975-wrong-encoding/pom.xml         |  7 ++---
 .../module1/pom.xml                             |  5 ----
 .../module2/pom.xml                             |  5 ----
 .../pom.xml                                     | 10 +++----
 .../pom.xml                                     | 13 ++++-----
 .../surefire-995-categoryInheritance/pom.xml    |  9 ++----
 .../test-helper-dump-pid-plugin/pom.xml         |  7 ++---
 .../resources/testng-afterSuiteFailure/pom.xml  | 15 ++++------
 .../test/resources/testng-beforeMethod/pom.xml  | 16 ++++-------
 .../testng-beforeMethodFailure/pom.xml          | 15 ++++------
 .../test/resources/testng-execute-error/pom.xml | 12 ++++----
 .../testng-group-thread-parallel/pom.xml        | 13 ++++-----
 .../src/test/resources/testng-groups/pom.xml    | 13 ++++-----
 .../resources/testng-junit-together/pom.xml     | 14 ++++------
 .../resources/testng-junit4-together/pom.xml    | 18 ++++--------
 .../resources/testng-listener-reporter/pom.xml  | 14 ++++------
 .../testng-method-pattern-after/pom.xml         | 17 ++++--------
 .../testng-method-pattern-before/pom.xml        | 17 ++++--------
 .../resources/testng-method-pattern/pom.xml     | 14 ++++------
 .../testng-multiple-method-patterns/pom.xml     | 10 ++-----
 .../test/resources/testng-objectFactory/pom.xml | 13 ++++-----
 .../resources/testng-parallel-suites/pom.xml    | 13 ++++-----
 .../testng-parallel-with-annotations/pom.xml    | 12 +++-----
 .../resources/testng-path with spaces/pom.xml   | 16 ++++-------
 .../src/test/resources/testng-simple/pom.xml    | 13 ++-------
 .../testng-single-method-5-14-9/pom.xml         | 14 ++++------
 .../test/resources/testng-single-method/pom.xml | 14 ++++------
 .../src/test/resources/testng-suite-xml/pom.xml | 13 ++++-----
 .../resources/testng-testRunnerFactory/pom.xml  | 13 ++++-----
 .../resources/testng-twoTestCaseSuite/pom.xml   | 14 ++++------
 .../test/resources/unicode-testnames/pom.xml    |  7 ++---
 148 files changed, 533 insertions(+), 1125 deletions(-)
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http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/.mvn/jvm.config
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diff --git a/.mvn/jvm.config b/.mvn/jvm.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7512600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.mvn/jvm.config
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+-server -Xmx356m -Dhttps.protocols="TLSv1" -Djava.awt.headless=true
\ No newline at end of file

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/maven-failsafe-plugin/pom.xml
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diff --git a/maven-failsafe-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-failsafe-plugin/pom.xml
index ace3231..9e3d87b 100644
--- a/maven-failsafe-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-failsafe-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@
               </execution>
             </executions>
             <configuration>
+              <javaHome>${jdk.home}</javaHome>
               <localRepositoryPath>${project.build.directory}/local-repo</localRepositoryPath>
             </configuration>
           </plugin>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/maven-failsafe-plugin/src/it/jetty-war-test-failing/pom.xml
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diff --git a/maven-failsafe-plugin/src/it/jetty-war-test-failing/pom.xml b/maven-failsafe-plugin/src/it/jetty-war-test-failing/pom.xml
index cc65b18..3fc8886 100644
--- a/maven-failsafe-plugin/src/it/jetty-war-test-failing/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-failsafe-plugin/src/it/jetty-war-test-failing/pom.xml
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.0.2</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
+          <source>1.8</source>
+          <target>1.8</target>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/maven-failsafe-plugin/src/it/jetty-war-test-passing/pom.xml
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diff --git a/maven-failsafe-plugin/src/it/jetty-war-test-passing/pom.xml b/maven-failsafe-plugin/src/it/jetty-war-test-passing/pom.xml
index b90d3d8..79c46e5 100644
--- a/maven-failsafe-plugin/src/it/jetty-war-test-passing/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-failsafe-plugin/src/it/jetty-war-test-passing/pom.xml
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.0.2</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
+          <source>1.8</source>
+          <target>1.8</target>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/maven-failsafe-plugin/src/it/multiple-summaries-failing/pom.xml
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diff --git a/maven-failsafe-plugin/src/it/multiple-summaries-failing/pom.xml b/maven-failsafe-plugin/src/it/multiple-summaries-failing/pom.xml
index 41e36d5..0f0b706 100644
--- a/maven-failsafe-plugin/src/it/multiple-summaries-failing/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-failsafe-plugin/src/it/multiple-summaries-failing/pom.xml
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.0.2</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <source>1.8</source>
+          <target>1.8</target>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/maven-failsafe-plugin/src/it/multiple-summaries/pom.xml
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diff --git a/maven-failsafe-plugin/src/it/multiple-summaries/pom.xml b/maven-failsafe-plugin/src/it/multiple-summaries/pom.xml
index 921af08..fcb5e2f 100644
--- a/maven-failsafe-plugin/src/it/multiple-summaries/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-failsafe-plugin/src/it/multiple-summaries/pom.xml
@@ -72,6 +72,14 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.0.2</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <source>1.8</source>
+          <target>1.8</target>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/maven-failsafe-plugin/src/it/working-directory/pom.xml
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diff --git a/maven-failsafe-plugin/src/it/working-directory/pom.xml b/maven-failsafe-plugin/src/it/working-directory/pom.xml
index c250b69..4530c7e 100644
--- a/maven-failsafe-plugin/src/it/working-directory/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-failsafe-plugin/src/it/working-directory/pom.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.0.2</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <source>1.8</source>
+          <target>1.8</target>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3592b31..1619c3f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -584,6 +584,7 @@
                   <exclude>src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.apache.maven.surefire.providerapi.SurefireProvider
                   </exclude>
                   <exclude>DEPENDENCIES</exclude>
+                  <exclude>.mvn/*</exclude>
                 </excludes>
               </configuration>
             </execution>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/pom.xml
index c1a6c4a..df4477b 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
     <it.settings.showPasswords>false</it.settings.showPasswords>
     <surefire.threadcount>5</surefire.threadcount>
     <useInterpolatedSettings>false</useInterpolatedSettings>
-    <maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
-    <maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -76,8 +76,10 @@
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
+      <!-- Java 9 requires version 3.6+ (todo put it in parent POM. Note: commons-lang3:3.7 is compiled with Java 7) -->
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
+      <version>3.7</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
@@ -93,11 +95,12 @@
         <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.12.4</version> <!-- ${shadedVersion}, but resolved due to https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MRELEASE-799 -->
         <configuration>
+          <jvm>${jdk.home}/bin/java</jvm>
           <runOrder>alphabetical</runOrder>
           <threadCount>1</threadCount>
           <perCoreThreadCount>false</perCoreThreadCount>
-          <forkMode>never</forkMode>
-          <argLine>${argLine}</argLine>
+          <forkMode>once</forkMode>
+          <argLine>-Xmx356m</argLine>
           <includes>
             <include>org/apache/**/*IT*.java</include>
           </includes>
@@ -201,24 +204,6 @@
 
   <profiles>
     <profile>
-      <id>parallel</id>
-      <properties>
-        <useInterpolatedSettings>false</useInterpolatedSettings>
-      </properties>
-      <build>
-        <plugins>
-          <plugin>
-            <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-            <configuration>
-              <parallel>classes</parallel>
-              <threadCount>${surefire.threadcount}</threadCount>
-              <argLine>${argLine} -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=356m</argLine>
-            </configuration>
-          </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-      </build>
-    </profile>
-    <profile>
       <id>embedded</id>
       <activation>
         <file>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/its/AbstractJigsawIT.java
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/its/AbstractJigsawIT.java b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/its/AbstractJigsawIT.java
index 5063a2d..7f73d48 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/its/AbstractJigsawIT.java
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/its/AbstractJigsawIT.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.StringTokenizer;
 
+import static org.apache.maven.surefire.its.fixture.SurefireLauncher.EXT_JDK_HOME;
+import static org.apache.maven.surefire.its.fixture.SurefireLauncher.EXT_JDK_HOME_KEY;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 import static org.junit.Assume.assumeTrue;
 
@@ -41,8 +43,6 @@ import static org.junit.Assume.assumeTrue;
 public abstract class AbstractJigsawIT
         extends SurefireJUnit4IntegrationTestCase
 {
-    protected static final String JDK_HOME_KEY = "jdk.home";
-    protected static final String JDK_HOME = System.getProperty( JDK_HOME_KEY );
     private static final double JIGSAW_JAVA_VERSION = 9.0d;
 
     protected abstract String getProjectDirectoryName();
@@ -50,22 +50,17 @@ public abstract class AbstractJigsawIT
     protected SurefireLauncher assumeJigsaw() throws IOException
     {
         assumeTrue( "There's no JDK 9 provided.",
-                          isJavaVersion9AtLeast() || JDK_HOME != null && isExtJavaVerion9AtLeast() );
-        // fail( JDK_HOME_KEY + " was provided with value " + JDK_HOME + " but it is not Jigsaw Java 9." );
+                          isJavaVersion9AtLeast() || EXT_JDK_HOME != null && isExtJavaVerion9AtLeast() );
+        // fail( EXT_JDK_HOME_KEY + " was provided with value " + EXT_JDK_HOME + " but it is not Jigsaw Java 9." );
 
         SurefireLauncher launcher = unpack();
 
-        if ( JDK_HOME != null )
-        {
-            launcher.setLauncherJavaHome( JDK_HOME );
-        }
-
-        return launcher;
+        return EXT_JDK_HOME == null ? launcher : launcher.setLauncherJavaHome( EXT_JDK_HOME );
     }
 
     protected SurefireLauncher assumeJava9Property() throws IOException
     {
-        assumeTrue( "There's no JDK 9 provided.", JDK_HOME != null && isExtJavaVerion9AtLeast() );
+        assumeTrue( "There's no JDK 9 provided.", EXT_JDK_HOME != null && isExtJavaVerion9AtLeast() );
         return unpack();
     }
 
@@ -81,12 +76,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractJigsawIT
 
     private static boolean isExtJavaVerion9AtLeast() throws IOException
     {
-        File release = new File( JDK_HOME, "release" );
+        File release = new File( EXT_JDK_HOME, "release" );
 
         if ( !release.isFile() )
         {
-            fail( JDK_HOME_KEY + " was provided with value " + JDK_HOME + " but file does not exist "
-                          + JDK_HOME + File.separator + "release"
+            fail( EXT_JDK_HOME_KEY + " was provided with value " + EXT_JDK_HOME + " but file does not exist "
+                          + EXT_JDK_HOME + File.separator + "release"
             );
         }
 

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/its/Java9FullApiIT.java
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/its/Java9FullApiIT.java b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/its/Java9FullApiIT.java
index 22841ae..5d9b7fe 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/its/Java9FullApiIT.java
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/its/Java9FullApiIT.java
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
+import static org.apache.maven.surefire.its.fixture.SurefireLauncher.EXT_JDK_HOME;
+import static org.apache.maven.surefire.its.fixture.SurefireLauncher.EXT_JDK_HOME_KEY;
+
 /**
  * Running Surefire on the top of JDK 9 and should be able to load
  * classes of multiple different Jigsaw modules without error.
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@ public class Java9FullApiIT
         OutputValidator validator = assumeJava9Property()
                                             .setForkJvm()
                                             .debugLogging()
-                                            .sysProp( JDK_HOME_KEY, new File( JDK_HOME ).getCanonicalPath() )
+                                            .sysProp( EXT_JDK_HOME_KEY, new File( EXT_JDK_HOME ).getCanonicalPath() )
                                             .execute( "verify" )
                                             .verifyErrorFree( 1 );
 

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/its/fixture/SurefireLauncher.java
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/its/fixture/SurefireLauncher.java b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/its/fixture/SurefireLauncher.java
index 1c6c971..28bd690 100755
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/its/fixture/SurefireLauncher.java
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/its/fixture/SurefireLauncher.java
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ import java.util.List;
  */
 public final class SurefireLauncher
 {
+    public static final String EXT_JDK_HOME_KEY = "jdk.home";
+
+    public static final String EXT_JDK_HOME = System.getProperty( EXT_JDK_HOME_KEY );
+
     private final MavenLauncher mavenLauncher;
 
     private final String surefireVersion = System.getProperty( "surefire.version" );
@@ -66,9 +70,9 @@ public final class SurefireLauncher
         setInProcessJavaHome();
     }
 
-    public SurefireLauncher setInProcessJavaHome()
+    private void setInProcessJavaHome()
     {
-        String javaHome = System.getenv( "JAVA_HOME" );
+        String javaHome = EXT_JDK_HOME == null ? System.getenv( "JAVA_HOME" ) : EXT_JDK_HOME;
         if ( javaHome != null && !javaHome.isEmpty() )
         {
             try
@@ -84,7 +88,6 @@ public final class SurefireLauncher
                 throw new RuntimeException( e );
             }
         }
-        return this;
     }
 
     public SurefireLauncher setLauncherJavaHome( String javaHome )

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/its/jiras/Surefire1295AttributeJvmCrashesToTestsIT.java
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/its/jiras/Surefire1295AttributeJvmCrashesToTestsIT.java b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/its/jiras/Surefire1295AttributeJvmCrashesToTestsIT.java
index f051c1c..0a703fc 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/its/jiras/Surefire1295AttributeJvmCrashesToTestsIT.java
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/its/jiras/Surefire1295AttributeJvmCrashesToTestsIT.java
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 
 import java.util.Iterator;
 
-import static org.apache.commons.lang.SystemUtils.IS_OS_LINUX;
-import static org.apache.commons.lang.SystemUtils.IS_OS_MAC_OSX;
+import static org.apache.commons.lang3.SystemUtils.IS_OS_LINUX;
+import static org.apache.commons.lang3.SystemUtils.IS_OS_MAC_OSX;
 import static org.fest.assertions.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 import static org.junit.Assume.assumeTrue;

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/environment-variables/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/environment-variables/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/environment-variables/pom.xml
index 79f4eda..e3af6a8 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/environment-variables/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/environment-variables/pom.xml
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@
   <name>Test for checking environment variables into forks</name>
 
     <properties>
-          <forkMode>always</forkMode>
-          <useSystemClassLoader>false</useSystemClassLoader>
+      <forkMode>always</forkMode>
+      <useSystemClassLoader>false</useSystemClassLoader>
+      <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+      <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
     </properties>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
@@ -56,14 +58,6 @@
           </environmentVariables>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fail-fast-junit/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fail-fast-junit/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fail-fast-junit/pom.xml
index 6d6aca2..7bbf6fe 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fail-fast-junit/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fail-fast-junit/pom.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 
   <properties>
     <junit>4.0</junit>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -50,14 +52,6 @@
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
           <runOrder>alphabetical</runOrder>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fail-fast-testng/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fail-fast-testng/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fail-fast-testng/pom.xml
index 47e5e24..412e40a 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fail-fast-testng/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fail-fast-testng/pom.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
   <artifactId>jiras-surefire-580-testng</artifactId>
   <version>1.0</version>
 
+  <properties>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.testng</groupId>
@@ -47,14 +52,6 @@
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
           <runOrder>alphabetical</runOrder>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/failingBuilds/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/failingBuilds/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/failingBuilds/pom.xml
index 46da1bf..cb14ac0 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/failingBuilds/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/failingBuilds/pom.xml
@@ -18,14 +18,6 @@
      <plugins>
         <plugin>
            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-           <configuration>
-              <source>1.5</source>
-              <target>1.5</target>
-           </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
            <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>${surefire.version}</version>
            <configuration>
@@ -42,5 +34,7 @@
   <properties>
     <junit.version>4.8.1</junit.version>
     <forkMode>once</forkMode>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
 </project>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/failure-result-counting/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/failure-result-counting/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/failure-result-counting/pom.xml
index 59f60cd..3c41370 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/failure-result-counting/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/failure-result-counting/pom.xml
@@ -18,14 +18,6 @@
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${surefire.version}</version>
         <configuration>
@@ -40,5 +32,7 @@
   <properties>
     <junit.version>4.10</junit.version>
     <forkMode>once</forkMode>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
 </project>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/failureOutput/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/failureOutput/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/failureOutput/pom.xml
index 71ff2c4..baeaaed 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/failureOutput/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/failureOutput/pom.xml
@@ -19,14 +19,6 @@
      <plugins>
         <plugin>
            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-           <configuration>
-              <source>1.5</source>
-              <target>1.5</target>
-           </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
            <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>${surefire.version}</version>
            <configuration>
@@ -51,6 +43,8 @@
       <printSummary>true</printSummary>
       <useFile>true</useFile>
       <reportFormat>brief</reportFormat>
+      <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+      <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
     </properties>
 
 </project>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-consoleOutput/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-consoleOutput/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-consoleOutput/pom.xml
index 29610f9..f4d1214 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-consoleOutput/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-consoleOutput/pom.xml
@@ -19,14 +19,6 @@
      <plugins>
         <plugin>
            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-           <configuration>
-              <source>1.5</source>
-              <target>1.5</target>
-           </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
            <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>${surefire.version}</version>
            <configuration>
@@ -48,6 +40,8 @@
       <forkMode>once</forkMode>
       <printSummary>true</printSummary>
       <reportFormat>brief</reportFormat>
+      <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+      <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
     </properties>
 
 </project>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-consoleOutputWithErrors/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-consoleOutputWithErrors/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-consoleOutputWithErrors/pom.xml
index fd92dde..5e61065 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-consoleOutputWithErrors/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-consoleOutputWithErrors/pom.xml
@@ -19,14 +19,6 @@
      <plugins>
         <plugin>
            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-           <configuration>
-              <source>1.5</source>
-              <target>1.5</target>
-           </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
            <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>${surefire.version}</version>
            <configuration>
@@ -51,6 +43,8 @@
       <printSummary>true</printSummary>
       <useFile>true</useFile>
       <reportFormat>brief</reportFormat>
+      <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+      <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
     </properties>
 
 </project>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-fail/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-fail/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-fail/pom.xml
index e0de5b0..00a5545 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-fail/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-fail/pom.xml
@@ -28,17 +28,15 @@
   <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Test for failing fork</name>
 
-  <properties><argLine>-Xmxxxx712743m</argLine></properties>
+  <properties>
+    <argLine>-Xmxxxx712743m</argLine>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+  </properties>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${surefire.version}</version>
         <configuration>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-mode-multimodule/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-mode-multimodule/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-mode-multimodule/pom.xml
index 7535569..609bf6a 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-mode-multimodule/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-mode-multimodule/pom.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
 
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
+  <properties>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+  </properties>
+
   <modules>
     <module>module-a</module>
     <module>module-b</module>
@@ -38,14 +43,6 @@
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.2</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${surefire.version}</version>
         <configuration>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-mode-resource-loading/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-mode-resource-loading/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-mode-resource-loading/pom.xml
index 1c00ea6..9537cb0 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-mode-resource-loading/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-mode-resource-loading/pom.xml
@@ -28,16 +28,14 @@
   <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Test for forkMode</name>
 
+  <properties>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+  </properties>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${surefire.version}</version>
       </plugin>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-mode-testng/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-mode-testng/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-mode-testng/pom.xml
index a622fa5..5fb02a2 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-mode-testng/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-mode-testng/pom.xml
@@ -12,16 +12,14 @@
   <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Test for forkMode</name>
 
+  <properties>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+  </properties>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${surefire.version}</version>
         <configuration>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-mode/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-mode/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-mode/pom.xml
index cf77bb0..7eb0d71 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-mode/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-mode/pom.xml
@@ -28,16 +28,14 @@
   <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Test for forkMode</name>
 
+  <properties>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+  </properties>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${surefire.version}</version>
         <configuration>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-timeout/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-timeout/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-timeout/pom.xml
index c0d03c5..1b382e7 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-timeout/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/fork-timeout/pom.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
     <junit.parallel>classes</junit.parallel>
     <forkMode>once</forkMode>
     <timeOut>1</timeOut>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
   <dependencies>
       <dependency>
@@ -24,11 +26,6 @@
      <plugins>
         <plugin>
            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-           <version>2.3.2</version>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
            <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>${surefire.version}</version>
            <configuration>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit-fork-mode-always/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit-fork-mode-always/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit-fork-mode-always/pom.xml
index ed2d930..fad9f57 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit-fork-mode-always/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit-fork-mode-always/pom.xml
@@ -28,21 +28,18 @@
   <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Test for forkMode</name>
 
+  <properties>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+  </properties>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-	<version>${surefire.version}</version>
+	    <version>${surefire.version}</version>
         <configuration>
           <forkMode>${forkMode}</forkMode>
-
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit-ignore/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit-ignore/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit-ignore/pom.xml
index a73c362..5227f24 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit-ignore/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit-ignore/pom.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
     <junit.version>4.4</junit.version>
     <surefire.parallel></surefire.parallel>
     <surefire.threadcount>3</surefire.threadcount>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
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   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${surefire.version}</version>
         <configuration>

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index 57765e0..5fce430 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit4-forkAlways-staticInit/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit4-forkAlways-staticInit/pom.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
     Test that static initializers on classes other than the one being executed in the current test-set will not be run, and cannot pollute the environment.
   </description>
 
+  <properties>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
@@ -28,14 +33,6 @@
           <forkMode>always</forkMode>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.2</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 </project>

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index 95e8471..810243c 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit4-rerun-failing-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit4-rerun-failing-tests/pom.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
   <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Test for rerun failing tests in JUnit 4</name>
 
+  <properties>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
@@ -41,14 +46,6 @@
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${surefire.version}</version>
       </plugin>

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index 1487d3a..71336d9 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit4-runlistener/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit4-runlistener/pom.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
   <properties>
     <junitVersion>4.4</junitVersion>
     <provider>surefire-junit4</provider>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
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     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
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         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${surefire.version}</version>
         <configuration>

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index 6c83538..ea7f207 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit4-twoTestCaseSuite/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit4-twoTestCaseSuite/pom.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 
   <properties>
     <junitVersion>4.4</junitVersion>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -46,14 +48,6 @@
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
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         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${surefire.version}</version>
         <configuration>

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index 894b608..be088b1 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit4/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit4/pom.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 
   <properties>
     <junitVersion>4.4</junitVersion>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -46,14 +48,6 @@
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${surefire.version}</version>
       </plugin>

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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit44-dep/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit44-dep/pom.xml
index b19f5f7..6590bf2 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit44-dep/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit44-dep/pom.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
   <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Test for junit-dep</name>
 
+  <properties>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
@@ -53,15 +58,6 @@
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      
-      <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${surefire.version}</version>
         <configuration>

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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit44-environment/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit44-environment/pom.xml
index b7904d2..89cf295 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit44-environment/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit44-environment/pom.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
   <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Test for setting environment variables</name>
 
+  <properties>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
@@ -48,14 +53,6 @@
           </environmentVariables>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 

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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit44-hamcrest/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit44-hamcrest/pom.xml
index 8bc0e93..2ff74b1 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit44-hamcrest/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit44-hamcrest/pom.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
   <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Test for JUnit44 with Hamcrest extensions</name>
 
+  <properties>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
@@ -40,18 +45,9 @@
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${surefire.version}</version>
       </plugin>
-      
     </plugins>
   </build>
 

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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit44-method-pattern/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit44-method-pattern/pom.xml
index 2ef4471..4a5edb7 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit44-method-pattern/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit44-method-pattern/pom.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 
   <properties>
     <junitVersion>4.4</junitVersion>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -46,14 +48,6 @@
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${surefire.version}</version>
         <configuration>

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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit44-multiple-methods/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit44-multiple-methods/pom.xml
index 2757d54..8c4f0ff 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit44-multiple-methods/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit44-multiple-methods/pom.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 
   <properties>
     <junitVersion>4.4</junitVersion>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -57,14 +59,6 @@
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
           <test>junit4/BasicTest#testSuccessOne+testFailOne,junit4/TestThree#testSuccessTwo</test>

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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit44-single-method/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit44-single-method/pom.xml
index e3d28ac..692041d 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit44-single-method/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit44-single-method/pom.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 
   <properties>
     <junitVersion>4.4</junitVersion>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
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     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${surefire.version}</version>
         <configuration>

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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit47-parallel-nts/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit47-parallel-nts/pom.xml
index d984c58..764599a 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit47-parallel-nts/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit47-parallel-nts/pom.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@
       <timezone>Europe/Bratislava</timezone>
     </developer>
   </developers>
+  <properties>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+  </properties>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
@@ -57,13 +61,6 @@
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
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         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>

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index e8b08d7..d0baf0c 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit47-parallel-with-suite/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit47-parallel-with-suite/pom.xml
@@ -16,19 +16,13 @@
   </dependencies>
   <properties>
     <parallel>methods</parallel>
+      <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+      <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
   <build>
      <plugins>
         <plugin>
            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-           <configuration>
-              <source>1.5</source>
-              <target>1.5</target>
-           </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
            <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>${surefire.version}</version>
            <configuration>

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--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit47-parallel/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit47-parallel/pom.xml
@@ -54,18 +54,13 @@
 
   <properties>
     <argLine/>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
           <argLine>${argLine} ${jacoco.agent}</argLine>

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--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit47-redirect-output/pom.xml
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@@ -19,14 +19,6 @@
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            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-           <configuration>
-              <source>1.5</source>
-              <target>1.5</target>
-           </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
            <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>${surefire.version}</version>
             <dependencies>
@@ -59,6 +51,8 @@
       <forkMode>once</forkMode>
       <printSummary>true</printSummary>
       <parallel>none</parallel>
+      <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+      <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
     </properties>
 
 </project>

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--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit47-static-inner-class-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit47-static-inner-class-tests/pom.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
   <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>junit47-static-inner-class-tests</name>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
+  <properties>
+      <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+      <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+  </properties>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
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            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
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-           <configuration>
-              <source>1.5</source>
-              <target>1.5</target>
-           </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
            <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>${surefire.version}</version>
            <configuration>

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--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit48-categories/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit48-categories/pom.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
     <junit.version>4.8.1</junit.version>
     <groups>junit4.CategoryA,junit4.CategoryB</groups>
     <excludedGroups></excludedGroups>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
 
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-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${surefire.version}</version>
         <configuration>

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@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 
   <properties>
     <junitVersion>4.8.1</junitVersion>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -52,14 +54,6 @@
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
           <test>BasicTest#testSuccess*</test>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit48-multiple-method-patterns/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit48-multiple-method-patterns/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit48-multiple-method-patterns/pom.xml
index f6de751..f4956a4 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit48-multiple-method-patterns/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit48-multiple-method-patterns/pom.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
   <properties>
     <included/>
     <excluded/>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -50,14 +52,6 @@
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit48-multiple-methods/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit48-multiple-methods/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit48-multiple-methods/pom.xml
index 999627b..614d08e 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit48-multiple-methods/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit48-multiple-methods/pom.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 
   <properties>
     <junitVersion>4.8.1</junitVersion>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -52,14 +54,6 @@
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
           <test>junit4/BasicTest#testSuccessOne+testFailOne,junit4/TestThree#testSuccessTwo</test>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit48-single-method/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit48-single-method/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit48-single-method/pom.xml
index 3ab2235..c960874 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit48-single-method/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit48-single-method/pom.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 
   <properties>
     <junitVersion>4.8.1</junitVersion>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -52,14 +54,6 @@
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
           <test>BasicTest#testSuccessOne</test>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit48-smartStackTrace/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit48-smartStackTrace/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit48-smartStackTrace/pom.xml
index eaafcde..6b16ad8 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit48-smartStackTrace/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/junit48-smartStackTrace/pom.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 
   <properties>
     <junitVersion>4.8.1</junitVersion>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -46,14 +48,6 @@
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${surefire.version}</version>
       </plugin>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/parallel-runtime/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/parallel-runtime/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/parallel-runtime/pom.xml
index dba4c97..a425b4d 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/parallel-runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/parallel-runtime/pom.xml
@@ -16,22 +16,16 @@
   </dependencies>
 
     <properties>
-         <parallel>classes</parallel>
+      <parallel>classes</parallel>
       <threadCount>3</threadCount>
+      <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+      <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
     </properties>
 
   <build>
      <plugins>
         <plugin>
            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-           <configuration>
-              <source>1.5</source>
-              <target>1.5</target>
-           </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
            <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>${surefire.version}</version>
            <configuration>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/pojo-simple/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/pojo-simple/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/pojo-simple/pom.xml
index ae30de0..57c8d70 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/pojo-simple/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/pojo-simple/pom.xml
@@ -28,20 +28,17 @@
   <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Pojo simple test</name>
 
+  <properties>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+  </properties>
+
   <!-- NOTE: This has no dependencies on JUnit or TestNG, just nothing -->
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.4</source>
-          <target>1.4</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${surefire.version}</version>
         <configuration>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/pom.xml
index a5a9341..0f7abf8 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/pom.xml
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@
     <pluginManagement>
       <plugins>
         <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.5.1</version>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>${surefire.version}</version>
           <configuration>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/reporters/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/reporters/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/reporters/pom.xml
index 8ea3d17..f7a6af5 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/reporters/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/reporters/pom.xml
@@ -21,14 +21,6 @@
      <plugins>
         <plugin>
            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-           <configuration>
-              <source>1.5</source>
-              <target>1.5</target>
-           </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
            <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>${surefire.version}</version>
            <configuration>
@@ -51,5 +43,7 @@
       <redirect.to.file>true</redirect.to.file>
       <forkMode>once</forkMode>
       <printSummary>true</printSummary>
+        <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
     </properties>
 </project>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/result-counting/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/result-counting/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/result-counting/pom.xml
index 7e7f262..e452769 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/result-counting/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/result-counting/pom.xml
@@ -18,14 +18,6 @@
      <plugins>
         <plugin>
            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-           <configuration>
-              <source>1.5</source>
-              <target>1.5</target>
-           </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
            <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>${surefire.version}</version>
            <configuration>
@@ -43,5 +35,7 @@
   <properties>
     <junit.version>4.8.1</junit.version>
     <forkMode>once</forkMode>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
 </project>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/runorder-parallel/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/runorder-parallel/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/runorder-parallel/pom.xml
index edbc7fa..0acd6e4 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/runorder-parallel/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/runorder-parallel/pom.xml
@@ -15,18 +15,15 @@
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
+  <properties>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+  </properties>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${surefire.version}</version>
         <configuration>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/small-result-counting/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/small-result-counting/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/small-result-counting/pom.xml
index d48eb92..7f50e05 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/small-result-counting/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/small-result-counting/pom.xml
@@ -18,14 +18,6 @@
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${surefire.version}</version>
         <configuration>
@@ -40,5 +32,7 @@
   <properties>
     <junit.version>4.8.1</junit.version>
     <forkMode>once</forkMode>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
 </project>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/surefire-1024/jiras-surefire-1024-testjar/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/surefire-1024/jiras-surefire-1024-testjar/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/surefire-1024/jiras-surefire-1024-testjar/pom.xml
index b613fcb..c208614 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/surefire-1024/jiras-surefire-1024-testjar/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/surefire-1024/jiras-surefire-1024-testjar/pom.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@
   <artifactId>jiras-surefire-1024-testjar</artifactId>
   <version>1.0</version>
 
+  <properties>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
@@ -39,16 +44,4 @@
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
-
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
 </project>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/surefire-1028-unable-to-run-single-test/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/surefire-1028-unable-to-run-single-test/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/surefire-1028-unable-to-run-single-test/pom.xml
index 2b7659e..fe573c3 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/surefire-1028-unable-to-run-single-test/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/surefire-1028-unable-to-run-single-test/pom.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@
       <timezone>Europe/Bratislava</timezone>
     </developer>
   </developers>
+  <properties>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+  </properties>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
@@ -50,18 +54,4 @@
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
 </project>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-surefire/blob/c1598b51/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/surefire-1036-NonFilterableJUnitRunnerWithCategories/pom.xml
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diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/surefire-1036-NonFilterableJUnitRunnerWithCategories/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/surefire-1036-NonFilterableJUnitRunnerWithCategories/pom.xml
index 00ed618..ec78055 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/surefire-1036-NonFilterableJUnitRunnerWithCategories/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/surefire-1036-NonFilterableJUnitRunnerWithCategories/pom.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@
       <timezone>Europe/Bratislava</timezone>
     </developer>
   </developers>
+  <properties>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+  </properties>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
@@ -59,13 +63,6 @@
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
           <groups>jiras.surefire1036.IntegrationTest</groups>