Drop Java 8 from the test matrix, nobody runs it anymore

Author: eskopp

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -17,11 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
-        java: [8, 11, 17, 21, 25]
-        exclude:
-          # Temurin ships no JDK 8 build for macOS on Apple Silicon (macos-latest runners)
-          - os: macos-latest
-            java: 8
+        java: [11, 17, 21, 25]
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout Repository

Readme.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 
 ## Install Java
-The only thing you need to install yourself is a JDK (8 or newer).
+The only thing you need to install yourself is a JDK (11 or newer).
 
 - **Debian**: `sudo apt update && sudo apt install default-jdk`
 - **Arch**: `sudo pacman -S jdk-openjdk`

pom.xml

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <maven.compiler.source>8</maven.compiler.source>
-    <maven.compiler.target>8</maven.compiler.target>
+    <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
 
   <build>