Proper solutions for error “java release version 5 not supported”
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This article is meant as an extension to Angie Jones’ “IntelliJ – Error:java: release version 5 not supported.”
In her article, Angie suggests solutions to IntelliJ IDEA showing the error message “release version 5 not supported.” The first two options work within IDEA, but are not sustainable as you will learn later. The last option tackles the actual problem, but only for Maven based builds.