diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-academy/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-academy/pom.xml
index ebf0e4fffe..2ed0e3e86d 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-academy/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-academy/pom.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.0</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <fork>true</fork>
                     <maxmem>1024m</maxmem>
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-checker-framework-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-checker-framework-example/pom.xml
index 66f1eed0f9..4432613d20 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-checker-framework-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-checker-framework-example/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.0</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <release>10</release>
                     <fork>true</fork>
@@ -65,15 +65,6 @@
                         <arg>-Xbootclasspath/p:1.8</arg>
                     </compilerArgs>
                 </configuration>
-
-                <!-- Required to compile with Java 10 https://stackoverflow.com/a/49398936/521799 -->
-                <dependencies>
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-                        <version>6.2</version> <!-- Use newer version of ASM -->
-                    </dependency>
-                </dependencies>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-flyway-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-flyway-example/pom.xml
index 21f552070c..8598a58a44 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-flyway-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-flyway-example/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.0</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <fork>true</fork>
                     <maxmem>1024m</maxmem>
@@ -92,15 +92,6 @@
                     <debug>true</debug>
                     <debuglevel>lines,vars,source</debuglevel>
                 </configuration>
-
-                <!-- Required to compile with Java 10 https://stackoverflow.com/a/49398936/521799 -->
-                <dependencies>
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-                        <version>6.2</version> <!-- Use newer version of ASM -->
-                    </dependency>
-                </dependencies>
             </plugin>
 
             <!-- The Scala compiler plugin -->
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-javafx-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-javafx-example/pom.xml
index 27b7f0b429..aee2ec3f1f 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-javafx-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-javafx-example/pom.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.0</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <fork>true</fork>
                     <maxmem>1024m</maxmem>
@@ -89,15 +89,6 @@
                         <arg>-Xlint:varargs</arg>
                     </compilerArgs>
                 </configuration>
-
-                <!-- Required to compile with Java 10 https://stackoverflow.com/a/49398936/521799 -->
-                <dependencies>
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-                        <version>6.2</version> <!-- Use newer version of ASM -->
-                    </dependency>
-                </dependencies>
             </plugin>
 
             <!-- We're using the properties plugin to load external properties into Maven.
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-jpa-example-entities/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-jpa-example-entities/pom.xml
index 3242b6d74d..0bc4b164ba 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-jpa-example-entities/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-jpa-example-entities/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.0</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <fork>true</fork>
                     <maxmem>1024m</maxmem>
@@ -51,15 +51,6 @@
                         <arg>-Xlint:varargs</arg>
                     </compilerArgs>
                 </configuration>
-
-                <!-- Required to compile with Java 10 https://stackoverflow.com/a/49398936/521799 -->
-                <dependencies>
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-                        <version>6.2</version> <!-- Use newer version of ASM -->
-                    </dependency>
-                </dependencies>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-jpa-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-jpa-example/pom.xml
index 82694bd01f..1e88b0c1ad 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-jpa-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-jpa-example/pom.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.0</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <fork>true</fork>
                     <maxmem>1024m</maxmem>
@@ -109,15 +109,6 @@
                         <arg>-Xlint:varargs</arg>
                     </compilerArgs>
                 </configuration>
-
-                <!-- Required to compile with Java 10 https://stackoverflow.com/a/49398936/521799 -->
-                <dependencies>
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-                        <version>6.2</version> <!-- Use newer version of ASM -->
-                    </dependency>
-                </dependencies>
             </plugin>
 
             <!-- The jOOQ code generator plugin -->
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-kotlin-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-kotlin-example/pom.xml
index a782dc2c33..a7868af38b 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-kotlin-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-kotlin-example/pom.xml
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.0</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <release>${java.version}</release>
                 </configuration>
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-oracle-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-oracle-example/pom.xml
index 273ab39efc..3b0574ad42 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-oracle-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-oracle-example/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.0</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <fork>true</fork>
                     <maxmem>1024m</maxmem>
@@ -70,15 +70,6 @@
                     <debug>true</debug>
                     <debuglevel>lines,vars,source</debuglevel>
                 </configuration>
-
-                <!-- Required to compile with Java 10 https://stackoverflow.com/a/49398936/521799 -->
-                <dependencies>
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-                        <version>6.2</version> <!-- Use newer version of ASM -->
-                    </dependency>
-                </dependencies>
             </plugin>
 
             <!-- We're using the properties plugin to load external properties into Maven.
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spark-chart-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spark-chart-example/pom.xml
index babaf0ecac..6c009a4ca9 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spark-chart-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spark-chart-example/pom.xml
@@ -39,19 +39,10 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.0</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <release>8</release>
                 </configuration>
-
-                <!-- Required to compile with Java 10 https://stackoverflow.com/a/49398936/521799 -->
-                <dependencies>
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-                        <version>6.2</version> <!-- Use newer version of ASM -->
-                    </dependency>
-                </dependencies>
             </plugin>
 
             <plugin>
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spark-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spark-example/pom.xml
index 616a4da5a1..99c24f2ee9 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spark-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spark-example/pom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.0</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <fork>true</fork>
                     <maxmem>1024m</maxmem>
@@ -101,15 +101,6 @@
                         <arg>-Xlint:varargs</arg>
                     </compilerArgs>
                 </configuration>
-
-                <!-- Required to compile with Java 10 https://stackoverflow.com/a/49398936/521799 -->
-                <dependencies>
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-                        <version>6.2</version> <!-- Use newer version of ASM -->
-                    </dependency>
-                </dependencies>
             </plugin>
 
             <!-- We're using the properties plugin to load external properties into Maven.
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spring-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spring-example/pom.xml
index f4fb5689ea..5db1e1b0c3 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spring-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spring-example/pom.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.0</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <fork>true</fork>
                     <maxmem>1024m</maxmem>
@@ -111,15 +111,6 @@
                         <arg>-Xlint:varargs</arg>
                     </compilerArgs>
                 </configuration>
-
-                <!-- Required to compile with Java 10 https://stackoverflow.com/a/49398936/521799 -->
-                <dependencies>
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-                        <version>6.2</version> <!-- Use newer version of ASM -->
-                    </dependency>
-                </dependencies>
             </plugin>
 
             <!-- We're using the properties plugin to load external properties into Maven.
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spring-guice-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spring-guice-example/pom.xml
index 7007f2783b..a7665ac0fe 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spring-guice-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spring-guice-example/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.0</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <fork>true</fork>
                     <maxmem>1024m</maxmem>
@@ -98,15 +98,6 @@
                         <arg>-Xlint:varargs</arg>
                     </compilerArgs>
                 </configuration>
-
-                <!-- Required to compile with Java 10 https://stackoverflow.com/a/49398936/521799 -->
-                <dependencies>
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-                        <version>6.2</version> <!-- Use newer version of ASM -->
-                    </dependency>
-                </dependencies>
             </plugin>
 
             <!-- We're using the properties plugin to load external properties into Maven.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 63c72629f1..4b81123edb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -179,13 +179,6 @@
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>
 
-    <pluginRepositories>
-        <pluginRepository>
-            <id>apache.snapshots</id>
-            <url>http://repository.apache.org/snapshots/</url>
-        </pluginRepository>
-    </pluginRepositories>
-
     <build>
         <finalName>${project.artifactId}-${project.version}</finalName>
         <pluginManagement>
@@ -193,7 +186,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.7.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                    <version>3.8.0</version>
 
                     <configuration>
                         <!-- When compilers say false, they mean true ...
@@ -217,15 +210,6 @@
                             <arg>-Xlint:varargs</arg>
                         </compilerArgs>
                     </configuration>
-
-                    <!-- Required to compile with Java 10 https://stackoverflow.com/a/49398936/521799 -->
-                    <dependencies>
-                        <dependency>
-                            <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
-                            <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-                            <version>6.2</version> <!-- Use newer version of ASM -->
-                        </dependency>
-                    </dependencies>
                 </plugin>
 
                 <plugin>