Use "-release" instead of "-source -target".

RELNOTES=N/A
PiperOrigin-RevId: 708892114

Author: bcorso

.bazelrc

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ build --java_runtime_version=remotejdk_18
 build --tool_java_runtime_version=remotejdk_18
 
 # Default source/target versions.
-build --javacopt="-source 8 -target 8"
+build --javacopt="--release 8"
 
 # Workaround for https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/411.
 # See https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/14502#issuecomment-1018366245.

build_defs.bzl

@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ DOCLINT_HTML_AND_SYNTAX = ["-Xdoclint:html,syntax"]
 
 DOCLINT_REFERENCES = ["-Xdoclint:reference"]
 
-JAVA_RELEASE_MIN = ["-source 8 -target 8"]
+JAVA_RELEASE_MIN = ["--release 8"]
 
 POM_VERSION = "${project.version}"