diff --git a/Comparison/pom.xml b/Comparison/pom.xml
index 9c715a63d2e789c3323dd6d5e135cf4c4dd9c53f..d635a5cba0c2e479d94755838995b62ad20b9c99 100644
--- a/Comparison/pom.xml
+++ b/Comparison/pom.xml
@@ -51,14 +51,6 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <configuration>
-                    <source>8</source>
-                    <target>8</target>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
             <!-- <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.openjfx</groupId>
                 <artifactId>javafx-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/MeshModel/pom.xml b/MeshModel/pom.xml
index f5e6d5f59f0a097c8b67dc14d059435bce590ca0..1c0acef7d9efbd094f1aefdd7e446d5960f8a654 100644
--- a/MeshModel/pom.xml
+++ b/MeshModel/pom.xml
@@ -55,14 +55,6 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <configuration>
-                    <source>8</source>
-                    <target>8</target>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
     <repositories>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2b0ad36a7135e082e1812871719b8ed65ba9898b..debd2b7b8d9bc395b6fd6b3705d265ddd2cb8b49 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This project is being developed at Masaryk University, Brno, as collaborative pr
 
 ## Requirements
 
-*  Java SE 13+
+*  Oracle JDK 11 (JOGL 2.3 does not work with JDK >11 properly, at leat at Linux; should be working again in ongoing JOGL 2.4)
 *  [Maven](https://www.mkyong.com/maven/how-to-install-maven-in-windows/) for compilation
 *  IDE for development, e.g. NetBeans or IntelliJ IDEA
 
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ This project is being developed at Masaryk University, Brno, as collaborative pr
 
 * To build the application from scratch, run `mvn clean install`.
 * To run the application
-  * go to the `application` directory`,
-  * either execute a binary file located in the `target/fidentisanalyst/bin/` or run `mvn nbm:run-platform`
+  * run a binary file located in the `target/fidentisanalyst/bin/` 
+  * or go to the `application` directory and run `mvn nbm:run-platform`
 
 ## Developer's guide
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4e7abe09a6c0f810a10e7625c22042cbffcfea22..68f23b16725fd787fcb0cf8b93c0d372495cd26f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -49,13 +49,11 @@
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
-                    <!-- NetBeans 6.9+ requires JDK 6, starting NetBeans 7.4 source 1.7 is required -->
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.5.1</version>
+                    <version>3.8.1</version>
                     <configuration>
-                        <source>1.8</source>
-                        <target>1.8</target>
+                        <release>8</release>
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>