diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 90608e9..8335e7e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
     <maven.build.timestamp.format>yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm</maven.build.timestamp.format>
     <buildDate>${maven.build.timestamp}</buildDate>
     <compileSource>1.8</compileSource>
+    <releaseTarget>8</releaseTarget>
     <java.min.version>${compileSource}</java.min.version>
     <!-- override on command line to have generated LICENSE files include
          diagnostic info for verifying notice requirements -->
@@ -173,6 +174,44 @@
     <!-- Default to redirecting test logs
     This only applies to the java tests, it's not obvious how get scalatest to do this. -->
     <test.output.tofile>true</test.output.tofile>
+    <jacocoArgLine/>
+    <argLine/>
+    <spark-ut.args>-Xmx1536m -XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize=512m</spark-ut.args>
+    <spark-ut.argLine>${argLine} ${spark-ut.args}</spark-ut.argLine>
+    <!-- To Run IT Tests with a particular Xmx Value use -Dfailsafe.Xmx=XXXg -->
+    <failsafe.Xmx>4g</failsafe.Xmx>
+    <spark-it.args>-enableassertions -Xmx${failsafe.Xmx}
+      -Djava.security.egd=file:/dev/./urandom -XX:+CMSClassUnloadingEnabled
+      -verbose:gc -XX:+PrintCommandLineFlags  -XX:+PrintFlagsFinal -XX:+IgnoreUnrecognizedVMOptions</spark-it.args>
+    <spark-it.argLine>${argLine} ${spark-it.args}</spark-it.argLine>
+    <hbase-surefire.argLine>-Djava.security.manager=allow</hbase-surefire.argLine>
+    <!-- Keep in sync with jvm flags in bin/hbase in main repo; Copied from there! -->
+    <hbase-surefire.jdk11.flags>-Dorg.apache.hbase.thirdparty.io.netty.tryReflectionSetAccessible=true
+      --add-modules jdk.unsupported
+      --add-opens java.base/java.io=ALL-UNNAMED
+      --add-opens java.base/java.nio=ALL-UNNAMED
+      --add-opens java.base/sun.nio.ch=ALL-UNNAMED
+      --add-opens java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED
+      --add-opens java.base/jdk.internal.ref=ALL-UNNAMED
+      --add-opens java.base/java.lang.reflect=ALL-UNNAMED
+      --add-opens java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED
+      --add-opens java.base/java.util.concurrent=ALL-UNNAMED
+      --add-exports java.base/jdk.internal.misc=ALL-UNNAMED
+      --add-exports java.security.jgss/sun.security.krb5=ALL-UNNAMED
+      --add-exports java.base/sun.net.dns=ALL-UNNAMED
+      --add-exports java.base/sun.net.util=ALL-UNNAMED</hbase-surefire.jdk11.flags>
+    <hbase-surefire.jdk17.flags/>
+    <!-- Keep in sync with JavaModuleOptions.java from spark codebase;
+    Copied from there and next removed all duplicate hbase jvm flags and retained remaining ones -->
+    <spark-surefire.jdk11.flags>--add-opens=java.base/java.lang.invoke=ALL-UNNAMED
+      --add-opens=java.base/java.net=ALL-UNNAMED
+      --add-opens=java.base/java.util.concurrent.atomic=ALL-UNNAMED
+      --add-opens=java.base/sun.nio.cs=ALL-UNNAMED
+      --add-opens=java.base/sun.security.action=ALL-UNNAMED
+      --add-opens=java.base/sun.util.calendar=ALL-UNNAMED
+      -Djdk.reflect.useDirectMethodHandle=false
+      -Dio.netty.tryReflectionSetAccessible=true</spark-surefire.jdk11.flags>
+    <spark-surefire.jdk17.flags/>
   </properties>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
@@ -935,6 +974,40 @@
         </plugins>
       </build>
     </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>build-with-jdk8</id>
+      <activation>
+        <jdk>1.8</jdk>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <maven.compiler.source>${compileSource}</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>${compileSource}</maven.compiler.target>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>build-with-jdk11</id>
+      <activation>
+        <jdk>[11,)</jdk>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <maven.compiler.release>${releaseTarget}</maven.compiler.release>
+        <argLine>${hbase-surefire.jdk11.flags} ${spark-surefire.jdk11.flags}
+          ${hbase-surefire.argLine}
+          ${jacocoArgLine}</argLine>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>build-with-jdk17</id>
+      <activation>
+        <jdk>[17,)</jdk>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <argLine>${hbase-surefire.jdk11.flags} ${spark-surefire.jdk11.flags}
+          ${hbase-surefire.jdk17.flags} ${spark-surefire.jdk17.flags}
+          ${hbase-surefire.argLine}
+          ${jacocoArgLine}</argLine>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
     <profile>
       <!-- Use Mac x64 version of protoc for Apple Silicon (aarch64) Macs -->
       <id>osx-aarch64</id>
diff --git a/spark/hbase-spark-it/pom.xml b/spark/hbase-spark-it/pom.xml
index d8d548d..31adbc7 100644
--- a/spark/hbase-spark-it/pom.xml
+++ b/spark/hbase-spark-it/pom.xml
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
     <!-- Test inclusion patterns used by failsafe configuration -->
     <unittest.include>**/Test*.java</unittest.include>
     <integrationtest.include>**/IntegrationTest*.java</integrationtest.include>
-    <!-- To Run Tests with a particular Xmx Value use -Dfailsafe.Xmx=XXXg -->
-    <failsafe.Xmx>4g</failsafe.Xmx>
     <!-- To run a single integration test, use -Dit.test=IntegrationTestXXX -->
   </properties>
 
@@ -278,9 +276,7 @@
           <!-- TODO: failsafe does timeout, but verify does not fail the build because of the timeout.
                I believe it is a failsafe bug, we may consider using surefire -->
           <forkedProcessTimeoutInSeconds>1800</forkedProcessTimeoutInSeconds>
-          <argLine>-enableassertions -Xmx${failsafe.Xmx}
-            -Djava.security.egd=file:/dev/./urandom -XX:+CMSClassUnloadingEnabled
-            -verbose:gc -XX:+PrintCommandLineFlags  -XX:+PrintFlagsFinal</argLine>
+          <argLine>${spark-it.argLine}</argLine>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/spark/hbase-spark/pom.xml b/spark/hbase-spark/pom.xml
index 3b3670b..58fb5b0 100644
--- a/spark/hbase-spark/pom.xml
+++ b/spark/hbase-spark/pom.xml
@@ -438,27 +438,6 @@
       </activation>
       <build>
         <plugins>
-          <!--This is ugly but saves having to mess with profiles.
-               This plugin uses groovy (yuck) just to set a single
-               variable, target.jvm, dependent on what the value of
-               scala version is.-->
-          <plugin>
-            <groupId>org.codehaus.gmaven</groupId>
-            <artifactId>gmaven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5</version>
-            <executions>
-              <execution>
-                <goals>
-                  <goal>execute</goal>
-                </goals>
-                <phase>validate</phase>
-                <configuration>
-                  <source><![CDATA[pom.properties['target.jvm'] =
-                    pom.properties['scala.version'].startsWith('2.10')? '': '-target:jvm-1.8';]]></source>
-                </configuration>
-              </execution>
-            </executions>
-          </plugin>
           <plugin>
             <groupId>net.alchim31.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>scala-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -468,8 +447,6 @@
               <scalaVersion>${scala.version}</scalaVersion>
               <args>
                 <arg>-feature</arg>
-                <!--The target.jvm variable gets set above by the groovy
-                     snippet in the gmaven-plugin.-->
                 <arg>${target.jvm}</arg>
               </args>
               <source>${compileSource}</source>
@@ -511,7 +488,7 @@
                 </goals>
                 <phase>test</phase>
                 <configuration>
-                  <argLine>-Xmx1536m -XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize=512m</argLine>
+                  <argLine>${spark-ut.argLine}</argLine>
                   <parallel>false</parallel>
                 </configuration>
               </execution>
diff --git a/spark/pom.xml b/spark/pom.xml
index b770e6b..573b904 100644
--- a/spark/pom.xml
+++ b/spark/pom.xml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
          Please take caution when this version is modified -->
     <scala.version>2.12.15</scala.version>
     <scala.binary.version>2.12</scala.binary.version>
+    <target.jvm>-target:jvm-1.8</target.jvm>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>