diff --git a/docs/pages/release_notes.md b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
index 1cf65b868c..eaef0f6312 100644
--- a/docs/pages/release_notes.md
+++ b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ This is a {{ site.pmd.release_type }} release.
 
 ### External Contributions
 
+*   [#2446](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/2446): \[core] Update maven-compiler-plugin to 3.8.1 - [Artem Krosheninnikov](https://github.com/KroArtem)
 *   [#2448](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/2448): \[java] Operator Wrap check - [Harsh Kukreja](https://github.com/harsh-kukreja)
 *   [#2449](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/2449): \[plsql] Additional info in SqlStatement, FormalParameter and FetchStatement - [Grzegorz Sudolski](https://github.com/zgrzyt93)
 
-
 {% endtocmaker %}
 
diff --git a/pmd-apex-jorje/pom.xml b/pmd-apex-jorje/pom.xml
index 1f5939cbe1..d93e0e5d4a 100644
--- a/pmd-apex-jorje/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-apex-jorje/pom.xml
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 
   <properties>
     <java.version>8</java.version>
-    <!-- Workaround for https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-188690 -->
-    <maven.compiler.source>1.${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
-    <maven.compiler.target>1.${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
     <apex.jorje.version>2019-11-07-964d4a</apex.jorje.version>
   </properties>
 
diff --git a/pmd-apex/pom.xml b/pmd-apex/pom.xml
index 473f446d10..41e98b7650 100644
--- a/pmd-apex/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-apex/pom.xml
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
 
   <properties>
     <java.version>8</java.version>
-    <!-- Workaround for https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-188690 -->
-    <maven.compiler.source>1.${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
-    <maven.compiler.target>1.${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/pmd-doc/pom.xml b/pmd-doc/pom.xml
index fc5440ffab..1e12aec8d2 100644
--- a/pmd-doc/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-doc/pom.xml
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <java.version>8</java.version>
-        <!-- Workaround for https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-188690 -->
-        <maven.compiler.source>1.${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>1.${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
     </properties>
 
     <profiles>
diff --git a/pmd-java8/pom.xml b/pmd-java8/pom.xml
index 7aeab3fd0e..4db507cb8a 100644
--- a/pmd-java8/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-java8/pom.xml
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <java.version>8</java.version>
-        <!-- Workaround for https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-188690 -->
-        <maven.compiler.source>1.${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>1.${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
     </properties>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 381d0e39d0..9dbb64d711 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <java.version>7</java.version>
-        <!-- Workaround for https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-188690 -->
-        <maven.compiler.source>1.${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>1.${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
 
         <maven.compiler.test.source>1.8</maven.compiler.test.source>
         <maven.compiler.test.target>1.8</maven.compiler.test.target>
@@ -189,7 +186,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.7.0</version>
+                    <version>3.8.1</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <release>${java.version}</release>
                     </configuration>