diff --git a/jdk-profiles/pom.xml b/jdk-profiles/pom.xml
index 54f309b6897..73e89524be5 100644
--- a/jdk-profiles/pom.xml
+++ b/jdk-profiles/pom.xml
@@ -31,14 +31,45 @@
     <version>24.08.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>jdk9plus</id>
-            <properties>
-                <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
-            </properties>
+            <id>jdk8</id>
             <activation>
+                <jdk>8</jdk>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <pluginManagement>
+                    <plugins>
+                        <plugin>
+                            <groupId>net.alchim31.maven</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>scala-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                            <version>${scala.plugin.version}</version>
+                            <configuration>
+                                <target>${java.major.version}</target>
+                            </configuration>
+                        </plugin>
+                    </plugins>
+                </pluginManagement>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>jdk9plus</id>
+             <activation>
                 <!-- activate for all java versions after 9 -->
                 <jdk>[9,)</jdk>
             </activation>
+            <build>
+                <pluginManagement>
+                    <plugins>
+                        <plugin>
+                            <groupId>net.alchim31.maven</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>scala-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                            <version>${scala.plugin.version}</version>
+                            <configuration>
+                                <release>${java.major.version}</release>
+                            </configuration>
+                        </plugin>
+                    </plugins>
+                </pluginManagement>
+            </build>
         </profile>
     </profiles>
 </project>
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4173c14b470..f36542817bf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1361,7 +1361,6 @@ This will force full Scala code rebuild in downstream modules.
                         <checkMultipleScalaVersions>true</checkMultipleScalaVersions>
                         <failOnMultipleScalaVersions>true</failOnMultipleScalaVersions>
                         <recompileMode>${scala.recompileMode}</recompileMode>
-                        <release>${java.major.version}</release>
                         <args>
                             <arg>-unchecked</arg>
                             <arg>-deprecation</arg>
@@ -1554,11 +1553,11 @@ This will force full Scala code rebuild in downstream modules.
                           <message>Minimum Maven version 3.6.x required</message>
                           <version>[3.6,)</version>
                         </requireMavenVersion>
+                        <!-- #if scala-2.12 -->
                         <requireJavaVersion>
                             <message>Only Java 8, 11, and 17 are supported!</message>
                             <version>[1.8,1.9),[11,12),[17,18)</version>
                         </requireJavaVersion>
-                        <!-- #if scala-2.12 -->
                         <requireProperty>
                           <property>buildver</property>
                           <regex>^(?!400).*$</regex>
@@ -1566,6 +1565,10 @@ This will force full Scala code rebuild in downstream modules.
                         </requireProperty>
                         <!-- #endif scala-2.12 -->
                         <!-- #if scala-2.13 --><!--
+                        <requireJavaVersion>
+                            <message>Build for Scala 2.13 is only available with Java 17+</message>
+                            <version>[17,)</version>
+                        </requireJavaVersion>
                         <requireProperty>
                             <regexMessage>Unexpected buildver value ${buildver} for a Scala 2.13 build, only Apache Spark versions 3.3.0 (330) and higher are supported, no vendor builds such as 330db</regexMessage>
                             <property>buildver</property>
diff --git a/scala2.13/jdk-profiles/pom.xml b/scala2.13/jdk-profiles/pom.xml
index 74941de2be4..de3a1892448 100644
--- a/scala2.13/jdk-profiles/pom.xml
+++ b/scala2.13/jdk-profiles/pom.xml
@@ -31,14 +31,45 @@
     <version>24.08.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>jdk9plus</id>
-            <properties>
-                <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
-            </properties>
+            <id>jdk8</id>
             <activation>
+                <jdk>8</jdk>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <pluginManagement>
+                    <plugins>
+                        <plugin>
+                            <groupId>net.alchim31.maven</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>scala-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                            <version>${scala.plugin.version}</version>
+                            <configuration>
+                                <target>${java.major.version}</target>
+                            </configuration>
+                        </plugin>
+                    </plugins>
+                </pluginManagement>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>jdk9plus</id>
+             <activation>
                 <!-- activate for all java versions after 9 -->
                 <jdk>[9,)</jdk>
             </activation>
+            <build>
+                <pluginManagement>
+                    <plugins>
+                        <plugin>
+                            <groupId>net.alchim31.maven</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>scala-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                            <version>${scala.plugin.version}</version>
+                            <configuration>
+                                <release>${java.major.version}</release>
+                            </configuration>
+                        </plugin>
+                    </plugins>
+                </pluginManagement>
+            </build>
         </profile>
     </profiles>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scala2.13/pom.xml b/scala2.13/pom.xml
index 07d697a7497..b65bb8cc746 100644
--- a/scala2.13/pom.xml
+++ b/scala2.13/pom.xml
@@ -1361,7 +1361,6 @@ This will force full Scala code rebuild in downstream modules.
                         <checkMultipleScalaVersions>true</checkMultipleScalaVersions>
                         <failOnMultipleScalaVersions>true</failOnMultipleScalaVersions>
                         <recompileMode>${scala.recompileMode}</recompileMode>
-                        <release>${java.major.version}</release>
                         <args>
                             <arg>-unchecked</arg>
                             <arg>-deprecation</arg>
@@ -1554,11 +1553,11 @@ This will force full Scala code rebuild in downstream modules.
                           <message>Minimum Maven version 3.6.x required</message>
                           <version>[3.6,)</version>
                         </requireMavenVersion>
+                        <!-- #if scala-2.12 --><!--
                         <requireJavaVersion>
                             <message>Only Java 8, 11, and 17 are supported!</message>
                             <version>[1.8,1.9),[11,12),[17,18)</version>
                         </requireJavaVersion>
-                        <!-- #if scala-2.12 --><!--
                         <requireProperty>
                           <property>buildver</property>
                           <regex>^(?!400).*$</regex>
@@ -1566,6 +1565,10 @@ This will force full Scala code rebuild in downstream modules.
                         </requireProperty>
                         --><!-- #endif scala-2.12 -->
                         <!-- #if scala-2.13 -->
+                        <requireJavaVersion>
+                            <message>Build for Scala 2.13 is only available with Java 17+</message>
+                            <version>[17,)</version>
+                        </requireJavaVersion>
                         <requireProperty>
                             <regexMessage>Unexpected buildver value ${buildver} for a Scala 2.13 build, only Apache Spark versions 3.3.0 (330) and higher are supported, no vendor builds such as 330db</regexMessage>
                             <property>buildver</property>