diff --git a/docs/pages/pmd/userdocs/cli_reference.md b/docs/pages/pmd/userdocs/cli_reference.md
index d4a0d0552a..ca45b101de 100644
--- a/docs/pages/pmd/userdocs/cli_reference.md
+++ b/docs/pages/pmd/userdocs/cli_reference.md
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ Example:
 
 *   [apex](pmd_rules_apex.html) (Salesforce Apex)
 *   [java](pmd_rules_java.html)
-    *   Supported Versions: 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 5, 1.6, 6, 1.7, 7, 1.8, 8, 9, 1.9, 10, 1.10, 11, 12, 13 (default), 13-preview
+    *   Supported Versions: 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 5, 1.6, 6, 1.7, 7, 1.8, 8, 9, 1.9, 10, 1.10, 11, 12,
+        13, 13-preview, 14 (default), 14-preview
 *   [ecmascript](pmd_rules_ecmascript.html) (JavaScript)
 *   [jsp](pmd_rules_jsp.html)
 *   [modelica](pmd_rules_modelica.html)
diff --git a/docs/pages/pmd/userdocs/tools/ant.md b/docs/pages/pmd/userdocs/tools/ant.md
index d1e6c1917d..55a45fc12c 100644
--- a/docs/pages/pmd/userdocs/tools/ant.md
+++ b/docs/pages/pmd/userdocs/tools/ant.md
@@ -222,8 +222,10 @@ nested element. Possible values are:
     <sourceLanguage name="java" version="1.10"/> <!-- alias for 10 -->
     <sourceLanguage name="java" version="11"/>
     <sourceLanguage name="java" version="12"/>
-    <sourceLanguage name="java" version="13"/> <!-- this is the default -->
+    <sourceLanguage name="java" version="13"/>
     <sourceLanguage name="java" version="13-preview"/>
+    <sourceLanguage name="java" version="14"/> <!-- this is the default -->
+    <sourceLanguage name="java" version="14-preview"/>
     <sourceLanguage name="jsp" version=""/>
     <sourceLanguage name="modelica" version=""/>
     <sourceLanguage name="pom" version=""/>
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/JavaLanguageModule.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/JavaLanguageModule.java
index 4deafd44e9..fa44c5f596 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/JavaLanguageModule.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/JavaLanguageModule.java
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ public class JavaLanguageModule extends BaseLanguageModule {
         addVersion("11", new JavaLanguageHandler(11), false);
         addVersion("12", new JavaLanguageHandler(12), false);
         addVersion("12-preview", new JavaLanguageHandler(12, true), false);
-        addVersion("13", new JavaLanguageHandler(13), true); // 13 is the default
+        addVersion("13", new JavaLanguageHandler(13), false);
         addVersion("13-preview", new JavaLanguageHandler(13, true), false);
-        addVersion("14", new JavaLanguageHandler(14), false);
+        addVersion("14", new JavaLanguageHandler(14), true); // 14 is the default
         addVersion("14-preview", new JavaLanguageHandler(14, true), false);
     }
 
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/LanguageVersionDiscovererTest.java b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/LanguageVersionDiscovererTest.java
index a4fb4a9822..98c660c09e 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/LanguageVersionDiscovererTest.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/LanguageVersionDiscovererTest.java
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ public class LanguageVersionDiscovererTest {
         File javaFile = new File("/path/to/MyClass.java");
 
         LanguageVersion languageVersion = discoverer.getDefaultLanguageVersionForFile(javaFile);
-        assertEquals("LanguageVersion must be Java 13 !",
-                LanguageRegistry.getLanguage(JavaLanguageModule.NAME).getVersion("13"), languageVersion);
+        assertEquals("LanguageVersion must be Java 14 !",
+                LanguageRegistry.getLanguage(JavaLanguageModule.NAME).getVersion("14"), languageVersion);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class LanguageVersionDiscovererTest {
     public void testLanguageVersionDiscoverer() {
         PMDConfiguration configuration = new PMDConfiguration();
         LanguageVersionDiscoverer languageVersionDiscoverer = configuration.getLanguageVersionDiscoverer();
-        assertEquals("Default Java version", LanguageRegistry.getLanguage(JavaLanguageModule.NAME).getVersion("13"),
+        assertEquals("Default Java version", LanguageRegistry.getLanguage(JavaLanguageModule.NAME).getVersion("14"),
                 languageVersionDiscoverer
                         .getDefaultLanguageVersion(LanguageRegistry.getLanguage(JavaLanguageModule.NAME)));
         configuration
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/LanguageVersionTest.java b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/LanguageVersionTest.java
index 406fe585ac..7c217d0a25 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/LanguageVersionTest.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/LanguageVersionTest.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class LanguageVersionTest extends AbstractLanguageVersionTest {
     }
 
     @Parameters
-    public static Collection data() {
+    public static Collection<Object[]> data() {
         return Arrays.asList(new Object[][] {
             { JavaLanguageModule.NAME, JavaLanguageModule.TERSE_NAME, "1.3",
                 LanguageRegistry.getLanguage(JavaLanguageModule.NAME).getVersion("1.3"), },
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ public class LanguageVersionTest extends AbstractLanguageVersionTest {
                                         LanguageRegistry.getLanguage(JavaLanguageModule.NAME).getVersion("13"), },
             { JavaLanguageModule.NAME, JavaLanguageModule.TERSE_NAME, "13-preview",
                                             LanguageRegistry.getLanguage(JavaLanguageModule.NAME).getVersion("13-preview"), },
+            { JavaLanguageModule.NAME, JavaLanguageModule.TERSE_NAME, "14",
+                                                LanguageRegistry.getLanguage(JavaLanguageModule.NAME).getVersion("14"), },
+            { JavaLanguageModule.NAME, JavaLanguageModule.TERSE_NAME, "14-preview",
+                                                LanguageRegistry.getLanguage(JavaLanguageModule.NAME).getVersion("14-preview"), },
 
             // this one won't be found: case sensitive!
             { "JAVA", "JAVA", "1.7", null, }, });