diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 13daa03cc..831a78d55 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-		<maven.compiler.source.version>1.8</maven.compiler.source.version>
-		<maven.compiler.target.version>1.8</maven.compiler.target.version>
+		<maven.compiler.source.version>11</maven.compiler.source.version>
+		<maven.compiler.target.version>11</maven.compiler.target.version>
 		<surefire.version>2.22.2</surefire.version>
 		<allure.version>2.13.5</allure.version>
 		<cucumber.version>5.7.0</cucumber.version>
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@
 				</executions>
 				<configuration>
 					<source>8</source>
+					<detectJavaApiLink>false</detectJavaApiLink>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/xceptance/neodymium/module/StatementBuilder.java b/src/main/java/com/xceptance/neodymium/module/StatementBuilder.java
index 035168ced..4f61f04ee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/xceptance/neodymium/module/StatementBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/xceptance/neodymium/module/StatementBuilder.java
@@ -25,13 +25,9 @@ public static <T extends StatementBuilder> T instantiate(Class<T> clazz)
     {
         try
         {
-            return clazz.newInstance();
+            return clazz.getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
         }
-        catch (InstantiationException e)
-        {
-            throw new RuntimeException(e);
-        }
-        catch (IllegalAccessException e)
+        catch (ReflectiveOperationException e)
         {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }
@@ -56,7 +52,7 @@ public static <T extends Annotation> List<T> getAnnotations(AnnotatedElement obj
             {
                 annotations.addAll(Arrays.asList((T[]) annotation.getClass().getMethod("value").invoke(annotation)));
             }
-            catch (Exception e)
+            catch (ReflectiveOperationException e)
             {
                 throw new RuntimeException(e);
             }
@@ -92,7 +88,7 @@ public static <T extends Annotation> List<T> getDeclaredAnnotations(AnnotatedEle
             {
                 annotations.addAll(Arrays.asList((T[]) annotation.getClass().getMethod("value").invoke(annotation)));
             }
-            catch (Exception e)
+            catch (ReflectiveOperationException e)
             {
                 throw new RuntimeException(e);
             }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/xceptance/neodymium/testclasses/datautils/DataUtilsTests.java b/src/test/java/com/xceptance/neodymium/testclasses/datautils/DataUtilsTests.java
index 9de8d1baf..89f1899a3 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/xceptance/neodymium/testclasses/datautils/DataUtilsTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/xceptance/neodymium/testclasses/datautils/DataUtilsTests.java
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ public void testGetClass() throws Exception
         Assert.assertEquals("1234567890", testCompound.getClubCardNumber());
         Assert.assertEquals(null, testCompound.getNotSet());
         Assert.assertEquals(null, testCompound.getNullValue());
-        Assert.assertEquals(new Double(12.34), testCompound.getNumberValue());
+        Assert.assertEquals(Double.valueOf(12.34), testCompound.getNumberValue());
         Assert.assertEquals("containing strange things like spaces and äüø", testCompound.getDescription());
         Assert.assertEquals("4111111111111111", testCompound.getCreditCard().getCardNumber());
         Assert.assertEquals("123", testCompound.getCreditCard().getCcv());
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ public void testGetClass() throws Exception
     public void testGetByPath() throws Exception
     {
         Double numberValue = DataUtils.get("$.numberValue", Double.class);
-        Assert.assertEquals(new Double(12.34), numberValue);
+        Assert.assertEquals(Double.valueOf(12.34), numberValue);
 
         String description = DataUtils.get("$.description", String.class);
         Assert.assertEquals("containing strange things like spaces and äüø", description);
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ public void testGetClassByPath() throws Exception
         Assert.assertEquals("1234567890", testCompound.getClubCardNumber());
         Assert.assertEquals(null, testCompound.getNotSet());
         Assert.assertEquals(null, testCompound.getNullValue());
-        Assert.assertEquals(new Double(12.34), testCompound.getNumberValue());
+        Assert.assertEquals(Double.valueOf(12.34), testCompound.getNumberValue());
         Assert.assertEquals("containing strange things like spaces and äüø", testCompound.getDescription());
         Assert.assertEquals("4111111111111111", testCompound.getCreditCard().getCardNumber());
         Assert.assertEquals("123", testCompound.getCreditCard().getCcv());
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/xceptance/neodymium/testclasses/datautils/DataUtilsTestsXml.java b/src/test/java/com/xceptance/neodymium/testclasses/datautils/DataUtilsTestsXml.java
index acdd98051..704ce1aa0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/xceptance/neodymium/testclasses/datautils/DataUtilsTestsXml.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/xceptance/neodymium/testclasses/datautils/DataUtilsTestsXml.java
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ public void testGetClass() throws Exception
         Assert.assertEquals(null, testCompound.getNotSet());
         // our XML parer does not support explicit null value
         // Assert.assertEquals(null, testCompound.getNullValue());
-        Assert.assertEquals(new Double(12.34), testCompound.getNumberValue());
+        Assert.assertEquals(Double.valueOf(12.34), testCompound.getNumberValue());
         Assert.assertEquals("containing strange things like spaces and äüø", testCompound.getDescription());
         Assert.assertEquals("4111111111111111", testCompound.getCreditCard().getCardNumber());
         Assert.assertEquals("123", testCompound.getCreditCard().getCcv());
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ public void testGetClass() throws Exception
     public void testGetByPath() throws Exception
     {
         Double numberValue = DataUtils.get("$.numberValue", Double.class);
-        Assert.assertEquals(new Double(12.34), numberValue);
+        Assert.assertEquals(Double.valueOf(12.34), numberValue);
 
         String description = DataUtils.get("$.description", String.class);
         Assert.assertEquals("containing strange things like spaces and äüø", description);
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ public void testGetClassByPath() throws Exception
         Assert.assertEquals(null, testCompound.getNotSet());
         // our XML parer does not support explicit null value
         // Assert.assertEquals(null, testCompound.getNullValue());
-        Assert.assertEquals(new Double(12.34), testCompound.getNumberValue());
+        Assert.assertEquals(Double.valueOf(12.34), testCompound.getNumberValue());
         Assert.assertEquals("containing strange things like spaces and äüø", testCompound.getDescription());
         Assert.assertEquals("4111111111111111", testCompound.getCreditCard().getCardNumber());
         Assert.assertEquals("123", testCompound.getCreditCard().getCcv());