SONARJAVA-5968 Build with Java 25 (#5390)

Co-authored-by: Dorian Burihabwa <75226315+dorian-burihabwa-sonarsource@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: tomasz-tylenda-sonarsource

README.md

@@ -55,9 +55,8 @@ To run tests locally follow these instructions.
 
 ### Java versions
 
-You need `Java 24` to build the project and `Java 17` run the Integration Tests (ITs).
-* `Java 17` can be used to build and test all modules except under `java-checks-test-sources` that requires `Java 24`.
-* `Java 24` can be used to build and test all modules except under `its` that requires `Java 17` because of SQ incompatibility.
+You need `Java 25` to compile and run the Unit Tests of the project and `Java 17` run the Integration Tests (ITs).
+Note that `Java 21` can be used to build and test all modules except under `java-checks-test-sources` (as they require `Java 25`) and  `its` (as they require `Java 17` because of SQ incompatibility).
 
 ### Build the Project and Run Unit Tests
 
@@ -164,7 +163,7 @@ Make sure that the `java-checks-test-sources` module has been compiled (ie: the
 
 In doubt, go the [`java-checks-test-sources`](java-checks-tests-sources) module and run:
 ```shell
-# Use java 24!
+# Use java 25!
 mvn clean compile
 ```
 
@@ -194,7 +193,7 @@ You can debug ITs by adding `-Dmaven.binary=mvnDebug` as an option when running
 
 ### License
 
-Copyright 2012-2025 SonarSource.
+Copyright 2012-2026 SonarSource.
 
 SonarQube analyzers released after November 29, 2024, including patch fixes for prior versions, are published under the [Sonar Source-Available License Version 1 (SSALv1)](LICENSE.txt).
 

its/autoscan/src/test/java/org/sonar/java/it/AutoScanTest.java

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public void javaCheckTestSources() throws Exception {
       .setSourceEncoding("UTF-8")
       .setSourceDirs("aws/src/main/java/,default/src/main/java/,java-17/src/main/java/,spring-3.2/src/main/java/,spring-web-4.0/src/main/java/")
       .setTestDirs("default/src/test/java/,java-17/src/test/java/,test-classpath-reader/src/test/java")
-      .setProperty("sonar.java.source", "24")
+      .setProperty("sonar.java.source", "25")
       // common properties
       .setProperty("sonar.cpd.exclusions", "**/*")
       .setProperty("sonar.skipPackageDesign", "true")

java-checks-test-sources/default/pom.xml

@@ -1041,9 +1041,7 @@
           <compilerArgs>
             <arg>-Xlint:-deprecation</arg>
           </compilerArgs>
-          <release>24</release>
-          <source>24</source>
-          <target>24</target>
+          <release>25</release>
           <annotationProcessorPaths>
             <path>
               <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>

java-checks-test-sources/spring-3.2/pom.xml

@@ -87,9 +87,7 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
-          <release>24</release>
-          <source>24</source>
-          <target>24</target>
+          <release>25</release>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>

java-checks-test-sources/spring-web-4.0/pom.xml

@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
-          <release>22</release>
-          <source>22</source>
-          <target>22</target>
+          <release>25</release>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>

mise.toml

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [tools]
-java = ["24", "21", "17"]
+java = ["25", "21", "17"]
 maven = "3.9"