diff --git a/jOOQ-codegen-maven/pom.xml b/jOOQ-codegen-maven/pom.xml
index 6ea8b9c1c2..0fafa36aec 100644
--- a/jOOQ-codegen-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-codegen-maven/pom.xml
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-            <version>3.5.3</version>
+            <version>3.6.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.5.3</version>
+            <version>3.6.0</version>
             <type>jar</type>
 
             <!-- junit 4.8.2 sneaking in here -->
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-academy/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-academy/pom.xml
index 139637a5a0..5c71aab6e2 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-academy/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-academy/pom.xml
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@
                     <meminitial>256m</meminitial>
                     <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
                     <!-- [java-9] -->
-                    <release>10</release>
+                    <release>11</release>
                     <!-- [/java-9] -->
 
                     <!-- IntelliJ needs these https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-195472 -->
-                    <source>10</source>
-                    <target>10</target>
+                    <source>11</source>
+                    <target>11</target>
 
                     <debug>true</debug>
                     <debuglevel>lines,vars,source</debuglevel>
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-checker-framework-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-checker-framework-example/pom.xml
index 4cfcfdfa37..bde20e16e1 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-checker-framework-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-checker-framework-example/pom.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <org.jooq.version>3.12.0-SNAPSHOT</org.jooq.version>
+        <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
+        <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-flyway-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-flyway-example/pom.xml
index e7e2a8bcee..67579ab91a 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-flyway-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-flyway-example/pom.xml
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@
                     <meminitial>256m</meminitial>
                     <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
                     <!-- [java-9] -->
-                    <release>10</release>
+                    <release>11</release>
                     <!-- [/java-9] -->
 
                     <!-- IntelliJ needs these https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-195472 -->
-                    <source>10</source>
-                    <target>10</target>
+                    <source>11</source>
+                    <target>11</target>
 
                     <debug>true</debug>
                     <debuglevel>lines,vars,source</debuglevel>
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-javaee-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-javaee-example/pom.xml
index a7fb19deab..f12ded0629 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-javaee-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-javaee-example/pom.xml
@@ -127,12 +127,12 @@
                 <version>${version.compiler.plugin}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <!-- [java-9] -->
-                    <release>10</release>
+                    <release>11</release>
                     <!-- [/java-9] -->
 
                     <!-- IntelliJ needs these https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-195472 -->
-                    <source>10</source>
-                    <target>10</target>
+                    <source>11</source>
+                    <target>11</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
 
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-javafx-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-javafx-example/pom.xml
index bab6c563af..0846dfc90e 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-javafx-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-javafx-example/pom.xml
@@ -81,12 +81,12 @@
                     <meminitial>256m</meminitial>
                     <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
                     <!-- [java-9] -->
-                    <release>10</release>
+                    <release>11</release>
                     <!-- [/java-9] -->
 
                     <!-- IntelliJ needs these https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-195472 -->
-                    <source>10</source>
-                    <target>10</target>
+                    <source>11</source>
+                    <target>11</target>
 
                     <debug>true</debug>
                     <debuglevel>lines,vars,source</debuglevel>
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-jpa-example-entities/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-jpa-example-entities/pom.xml
index 09bb2dd3dd..fb4e483184 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-jpa-example-entities/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-jpa-example-entities/pom.xml
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@
                 <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <!-- [java-9] -->
-                    <release>10</release>
+                    <release>11</release>
                     <!-- [/java-9] -->
 
                     <!-- IntelliJ needs these https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-195472 -->
-                    <source>10</source>
-                    <target>10</target>
+                    <source>11</source>
+                    <target>11</target>
 
                     <!-- How to properly set things up in JDK 9+
                          https://stackoverflow.com/a/51409471/521799 -->
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-kotlin-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-kotlin-example/pom.xml
index 96ea78271e..dd06861284 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-kotlin-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-kotlin-example/pom.xml
@@ -183,12 +183,12 @@
                 <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <!-- [java-9] -->
-                    <release>10</release>
+                    <release>11</release>
                     <!-- [/java-9] -->
 
                     <!-- IntelliJ needs these https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-195472 -->
-                    <source>10</source>
-                    <target>10</target>
+                    <source>11</source>
+                    <target>11</target>
 
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-oracle-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-oracle-example/pom.xml
index 1cbff94bc9..654c0ceefa 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-oracle-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-oracle-example/pom.xml
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@
                     <meminitial>256m</meminitial>
                     <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
                     <!-- [java-9] -->
-                    <release>10</release>
+                    <release>11</release>
                     <!-- [/java-9] -->
 
                     <!-- IntelliJ needs these https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-195472 -->
-                    <source>10</source>
-                    <target>10</target>
+                    <source>11</source>
+                    <target>11</target>
 
                     <debug>true</debug>
                     <debuglevel>lines,vars,source</debuglevel>
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spark-chart-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spark-chart-example/pom.xml
index 9b80af30f3..859a017cc1 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spark-chart-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spark-chart-example/pom.xml
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@
                 <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <!-- [java-9] -->
-                    <release>10</release>
+                    <release>11</release>
                     <!-- [/java-9] -->
 
                     <!-- IntelliJ needs these https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-195472 -->
-                    <source>10</source>
-                    <target>10</target>
+                    <source>11</source>
+                    <target>11</target>
 
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spark-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spark-example/pom.xml
index 4c80a2d764..726aa74006 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spark-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spark-example/pom.xml
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@
                     <meminitial>256m</meminitial>
                     <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
                     <!-- [java-9] -->
-                    <release>10</release>
+                    <release>11</release>
                     <!-- [/java-9] -->
 
                     <!-- IntelliJ needs these https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-195472 -->
-                    <source>10</source>
-                    <target>10</target>
+                    <source>11</source>
+                    <target>11</target>
 
                     <debug>true</debug>
                     <debuglevel>lines,vars,source</debuglevel>
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spring-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spring-example/pom.xml
index 19fb206a12..d1cdaa3c01 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spring-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spring-example/pom.xml
@@ -103,12 +103,12 @@
                     <meminitial>256m</meminitial>
                     <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
                     <!-- [java-9] -->
-                    <release>10</release>
+                    <release>11</release>
                     <!-- [/java-9] -->
 
                     <!-- IntelliJ needs these https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-195472 -->
-                    <source>10</source>
-                    <target>10</target>
+                    <source>11</source>
+                    <target>11</target>
 
                     <debug>true</debug>
                     <debuglevel>lines,vars,source</debuglevel>
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spring-guice-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spring-guice-example/pom.xml
index 8d89cc5cb5..d7e5048f97 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spring-guice-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spring-guice-example/pom.xml
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@
                     <meminitial>256m</meminitial>
                     <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
                     <!-- [java-9] -->
-                    <release>10</release>
+                    <release>11</release>
                     <!-- [/java-9] -->
 
                     <!-- IntelliJ needs these https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-195472 -->
-                    <source>10</source>
-                    <target>10</target>
+                    <source>11</source>
+                    <target>11</target>
 
                     <debug>true</debug>
                     <debuglevel>lines,vars,source</debuglevel>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6772456d42..0d0e79a1ef 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -215,12 +215,12 @@
                         <meminitial>256m</meminitial>
                         <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
                         <!-- [java-9] -->
-                        <release>10</release>
+                        <release>11</release>
                         <!-- [/java-9] -->
 
                         <!-- IntelliJ needs these https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-195472 -->
-                        <source>10</source>
-                        <target>10</target>
+                        <source>11</source>
+                        <target>11</target>
 
                         <debug>true</debug>
                         <debuglevel>lines,vars,source</debuglevel>
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.5.2</version>
+                    <version>3.6.0</version>
                 </plugin>
 
                 <plugin>
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>net.alchim31.maven</groupId>
                     <artifactId>scala-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.4.6</version>
+                    <version>4.0.1</version>
                 </plugin>
 
                 <plugin>