ch/qos/logback/classic/spi/LogbackServiceProvider has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version 55.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to 52.0

[newcoder1010]

Hello,

Maven dependency:

        <dependency>
            <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
            <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
            <version>1.4.0</version>
        </dependency>

Main method

public class HelloMain {

    private final static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(HelloMain.class);
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        log.info("hello");
    }
}

When I run the program in IntelliJ, I get the error on the following line:

    private final static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(HelloMain.class);

Quote

ch/qos/logback/classic/spi/LogbackServiceProvider has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version 55.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to 52.0

I fixed it by changing the dependency version:

        <dependency>
            <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
            <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
            <version>1.3.0</version>
        </dependency>

Java on my pc:

C:\Users\sa>java -version
java version "1.8.0_341"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_341-b10)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.341-b10, mixed mode)

Could you please explain me why I got the error first place? Why changing the version of logback fixed the problem? I am bit confused with java compiler, JDK, JRE, and Dependency version.

If you could include an example, it would help. I am new to Spring framework. 

Thank you!

Edited September 18, 2022 by newcoder1010