Does Maven Come with Jdk

Maven is a Java project, so before you install it you’ll need to have the JDK installed in your development environment.

What JDK is Maven?

By default, Maven 2 uses JDK 1.4, Maven 3 uses JDK 1.5 to compile the project, which is very old. Fortunately, Maven comes with a Compiler Plugin, which tell Maven to compile the project source with a particular JDK version.

What Java is Maven using?

The default Java compiler version used by Maven is Java 1.5 .