# Gradle 3 and Java 6

**URL:** <https://discuss.gradle.org/t/gradle-3-and-java-6/21341>\
**Category:** Help/Discuss\
**Created:** [January 25, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/gradle-3-and-java-6/21341 "2017-01-25T19:55:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jjstreet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@jjstreet](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/jjstreet)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/gradle-3-and-java-6/21341/1 "2017-01-25T19:55:44Z")

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I know that Gradle no longer supposedly supports Java 6 and below. I wanted to get clarification on what that meant.

Does that mean that Gradle itself will not run on Java 6, but you may still fork for compile tasks and use a different compiler? I am hoping to get our teams on Gradle 3 but most projects are still Java 6 in production.

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**Author:** ![Chris\_Dore](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/gradle/user_avatar/discuss.gradle.org/chris_dore/32/7592_2.png) [@Chris\_Dore](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/Chris_Dore)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2017, 5:58am UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/gradle-3-and-java-6/21341/2 "2017-01-26T05:58:08Z")

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Correct. [https://docs.gradle.org/3.0/userguide/java\_plugin.html#sec:java\_cross\_compilation](https://docs.gradle.org/3.0/userguide/java_plugin.html#sec:java_cross_compilation)