InstructionMITv1.0.0awesome-copilot

Java Version Upgrades

Pointer to the java-upgrade skill when changing the Java version in Maven or Gradle build files

At a glance

Kind
Instruction · Ananke prompt
Reference
awesome-copilot/java-upgrade · ananke://prompt/awesome-copilot/java-upgrade@1.0.0
Applies to
**/pom.xml, **/build.gradle, **/build.gradle.kts
Files
1 · 800 B
How it's used
Instructions apply automatically to files matching their applyTo glob in GitHub Copilot. For Claude Code, reference the file from CLAUDE.md.

Upstream metadata

applyTo**/pom.xml, **/build.gradle, **/build.gradle.kts

Documentation

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When the task changes the Java version of this project (compiler release, toolchain, java.version), use the java-upgrade skill. It detects the current version and loads only the matching guide for Java 11 → 17, 17 → 21 or 21 → 25.

If the skill is not installed, install it with gh skills install github/awesome-copilot java-upgrade or copy skills/java-upgrade/ from this repository.

  • Upgrade one LTS version at a time and run the full test suite after each step.
  • Check the minimum Java version supported by the project’s frameworks and dependencies before raising the target.