# Could not determine java version from '14.0.1'

**URL:** <https://discuss.gradle.org/t/could-not-determine-java-version-from-14-0-1/37588>\
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**Created:** [September 14, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/could-not-determine-java-version-from-14-0-1/37588 "2020-09-14T16:21:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![llraj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90ced4/32.png) [@llraj](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/llraj)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/could-not-determine-java-version-from-14-0-1/37588/1 "2020-09-14T16:21:43Z")

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Environment  
git-bash shell on Windows 10

Spring boot project is using gradle 4.4

from project root running ./gradlew --version gives this error “Could not determine java version from ‘14.0.1’”

Windows PATH and JAVA\_HOME are pointing to Open JDK 14 and gradle.properties in $USER\_HOME/.gradle has org.gradle.java.home=C:/Program Files/Java/jdk1.8.0\_202

per gradle doc gradle should use JAVA\_HOME from this properties file. Specifying it on the command line like this,

./gradlew -Dorg.gradle.java.home=C:/Program Files/Java/jdk1.8.0\_202 …

gives the same error.

Changing the PATH for current shell to point to JDK8 gives the same error.

The only way I can get ./gradlew --version to work is to set JAVA\_HOME to JDK8 for the current shell before running the command.

Due to project constraints cannot upgrade gradle for the project. Please help!