--- build.xml.orig	2026-02-12 14:28:31.466893106 -0500
+++ build.xml	2026-02-12 14:28:44.320933346 -0500
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@
     <javac srcdir="java" destdir="${tomcat.classes}"
            debug="${compile.debug}"
            deprecation="${compile.deprecation}"
-           release="${compile.release}"
+           source="8" target="8"
            encoding="ISO-8859-1"
            includeAntRuntime="true" >
       <!-- Uncomment this to show unchecked warnings:
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@
     <javac srcdir="java" destdir="${tomcat.classes}"
            debug="${compile.debug}"
            deprecation="${compile.deprecation}"
-           release="${compile.release}"
+           source="8" target="8"
            encoding="ISO-8859-1"
            includeAntRuntime="true" >
       <!-- Uncomment this to show unchecked warnings:
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@
     <javac srcdir="java" destdir="${tomcat.classes}"
            debug="${compile.debug}"
            deprecation="${compile.deprecation}"
-           release="${release.java.version}"
+           source="22" target="22"
            encoding="ISO-8859-1"
            includeAntRuntime="true"
            if:set="has-ffm" >
@@ -1577,7 +1577,7 @@
     <javac   srcdir="webapps/examples/WEB-INF/classes"
              destdir="${tomcat.build}/webapps/examples/WEB-INF/classes"
              debug="${compile.debug}" deprecation="${compile.deprecation}"
-             release="${compile.release}"
+             source="8" target="8"
              classpath="${tomcat.classes}"
              encoding="ISO-8859-1"
              includeantruntime="false">
@@ -1806,7 +1806,7 @@
            destdir="${xreflect.directory}/classes"
            debug="${compile.debug}"
            deprecation="${compile.deprecation}"
-           release="${compile.release}"
+           source="8" target="8"
            encoding="ISO-8859-1"
            includeAntRuntime="true" >
       <compilerarg value="-XDignore.symbol.file"/>
@@ -1892,7 +1892,7 @@
     <javac srcdir="test" destdir="${test.classes}"
            debug="${compile.debug}"
            deprecation="${compile.deprecation}"
-           release="${compile.release}"
+           source="8" target="8"
            encoding="ISO-8859-1"
            includeantruntime="true">
       <classpath refid="tomcat.test.classpath" />
--- modules/jdbc-pool/build.xml.orig	2026-02-12 14:28:31.469893115 -0500
+++ modules/jdbc-pool/build.xml	2026-02-12 14:28:44.327503027 -0500
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
     <javac srcdir="${basedir}/src/main/java" destdir="${tomcat.classes}"
            debug="${compile.debug}"
            deprecation="${compile.deprecation}"
-           release="${compile.release}"
+           source="8" target="8"
            encoding="ISO-8859-1"
            includeantruntime="false">
       <classpath refid="tomcat.jdbc.classpath"/>
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
     <javac srcdir="${basedir}/src/test/java" destdir="${tomcat.testclasses}"
            debug="${compile.debug}"
            deprecation="${compile.deprecation}"
-           release="${compile.release}"
+           source="8" target="8"
            encoding="ISO-8859-1"
            includeantruntime="false">
       <classpath refid="tomcat.jdbc.classpath"/>