diff --git a/java_tools/.idea/compiler.xml b/java_tools/.idea/compiler.xml
index 61a9130cd9..fb7f4a8a46 100644
--- a/java_tools/.idea/compiler.xml
+++ b/java_tools/.idea/compiler.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
   <component name="CompilerConfiguration">
-    <bytecodeTargetLevel target="1.8" />
+    <bytecodeTargetLevel target="11" />
   </component>
 </project>
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