I didn't expect the gitpod to crash too. I find myself back in Maven Hell.
BUILD FAILURE
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[INFO] Total time: 1.455 s
[INFO] Finished at: 2020-08-11T05:30:15Z
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[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.8.1:compile (default-compile) on project storing-and-retrieving-blobs: Fatal error compiling: error: invalid target release: 14 -> [Help 1]
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I can supply the full or shorter debug trace if required.