diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 43f5718e3..c8f4d0e15 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ FROM eclipse-temurin:21-jre-jammy
 MAINTAINER Open Identity Platform Community <open-identity-platform-openidm@googlegroups.com>
 
 ENV USER="openidm"
-ENV OPENIDM_OPTS="-server -XX:+UseContainerSupport -Dlogback.configurationFile=conf/logging-config.groovy"
+ENV OPENIDM_OPTS="-server -XX:+UseContainerSupport --add-exports java.base/com.sun.jndi.ldap=ALL-UNNAMED -Dlogback.configurationFile=conf/logging-config.groovy"
 ENV OPENIDM_PASSWORD="openidm-admin"
 
 ARG VERSION
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 95e7e48e3..f0d20cfd1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
-        <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>8</maven.compiler.target>
+        <maven.compiler.source>8</maven.compiler.source>
 
 
         <!-- Third party dependency versions -->
@@ -360,6 +360,30 @@
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>set-compiler-release</id>
+            <activation>
+                <jdk>[9,)</jdk>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <pluginManagement>
+                    <plugins>
+                        <plugin>
+                            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                            <configuration>
+                                <fork>true</fork>
+                                <release>8</release>
+                                <compilerArgs>
+                                    <arg>-XDignore.symbol.file</arg>
+                                    <arg>-Xlint:unchecked</arg>
+                                </compilerArgs>
+                            </configuration>
+                        </plugin>
+                    </plugins>
+                </pluginManagement>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
         <profile>
             <id>jdk11.options</id>
             <activation>
@@ -743,7 +767,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.11.0</version>
+                    <version>3.13.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>