diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 48ea2bee..94f0b8c1 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ val commonSettings: immutable.Seq[Def.Setting[_]] = List(
     "-deprecation",
     "-encoding",
     "UTF-8",
+    "-release:11",
     "-Ypartial-unification",
     "-Ywarn-dead-code"
   )