Intellij executes with wrong java version

Question

My Project is set to run with Java 11. enter image description here

I can build it without any issues, but when I try to run it, it is looking for Java 1.8 enter image description here

Running on Mac OS 12.2.1 IntelliJ Version 2021.3.2

pringi · Accepted Answer

You have to check the following settings match (for Java 17):

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Also if you use maven check that the correct version is set and if not, change them and reimport the project.

filip_j · Answer

The problem was in the run configuration. I needed to specify the java version as well. Thanks for the suggestions

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