diff --git a/docs/build.gradle b/docs/build.gradle
index 5bf8dd4997..b00786376b 100644
--- a/docs/build.gradle
+++ b/docs/build.gradle
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ ext {
 apply from: "${rootDir}/shared/opencv.gradle"
 
 task generateJavaDocs(type: Javadoc) {
-    options.links("https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/")
+    options.links("https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/")
     options.addStringOption "tag", "pre:a:Pre-Condition"
     options.addStringOption('Xdoclint:accessibility,html,missing,reference,syntax')
     options.addBooleanOption('html5', true)
diff --git a/shared/java/javacommon.gradle b/shared/java/javacommon.gradle
index 6595223e13..969b4876a8 100644
--- a/shared/java/javacommon.gradle
+++ b/shared/java/javacommon.gradle
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ sourceSets {
 }
 
 tasks.withType(JavaCompile).configureEach {
-    options.compilerArgs = ['--release', '8']
+    options.compilerArgs = ['--release', '11']
 }
 
 dependencies {