[chore] Drop Java 8 support

* Remove Java 8 support
* PRs and releases are using jdk 11
* Start building on jdk 17

.github/workflows/ci-master.yml

@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           # Disabling shallow clone is recommended for improving relevancy of reporting with SonarCloud
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Set up JDK 1.8
+      - name: Set up JDK 11
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
-          distribution: 'adopt'
-          java-version: 8
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          java-version: 11
       - name: Build with Maven
         run: mvn --show-version --no-transfer-progress verify --file pom.xml -Pcoverage,cloudbees-oss-release -Dgpg.skip=true
         env:
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ jobs:
           ZENDESK_JAVA_CLIENT_TEST_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ZENDESK_JAVA_CLIENT_TEST_TOKEN }}
           ZENDESK_JAVA_CLIENT_TEST_REQUESTER_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.ZENDESK_JAVA_CLIENT_TEST_REQUESTER_EMAIL }}
           ZENDESK_JAVA_CLIENT_TEST_REQUESTER_NAME: ${{ secrets.ZENDESK_JAVA_CLIENT_TEST_REQUESTER_NAME }}
-      - name: Set up JDK 11
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
-          distribution: 'adopt'
-          java-version: 11
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          java-version: 17
       - name: Analyze with SonarQube
         run: mvn --show-version --no-transfer-progress sonar:sonar --file pom.xml -Dsonar.organization=cloudbees -Dsonar.host.url=${SONAR_URL} -Dsonar.login=${SONAR_TOKEN}
         env:

.github/workflows/ci-pr.yml

@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           # Disabling shallow clone is recommended for improving relevancy of reporting with SonarCloud
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Set up JDK 1.8
+      - name: Set up JDK 11
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
-          distribution: 'adopt'
-          java-version: 8
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          java-version: 11
       - name: Build with Maven
         run: mvn --show-version --no-transfer-progress verify --file pom.xml -Pcoverage,cloudbees-oss-release -Dgpg.skip=true
         env:

README.md

@@ -89,6 +89,15 @@ Here is the status of the various API components:
 * [Suspended Tickets](https://developer.zendesk.com/api-reference/ticketing/tickets/suspended_tickets/)
 * [Triggers](https://developer.zendesk.com/api-reference/ticketing/business-rules/triggers/) ✓
 
+JDK Support
+------
+
+The current version of this project supports Java 11 and above.
+It is built on Java 11 and Java 17.
+The release is built using Java 11.
+
+Latest version supporting Java 8: 0.24.3 (https://github.com/cloudbees-oss/zendesk-java-client/releases/tag/zendesk-java-client-0.24.3).
+
 History
 -------
 

pom.xml

@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@
   </ciManagement>
 
   <properties>
-    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
-    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+    <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
     <spotless.version>2.30.0</spotless.version>
   </properties>