When maven-compiler-plugin uses release option configuration option, for example like:

<plugin>
  <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
  <version>3.10.1</version>
  <configuration>
    <release>${java.version}</release>
    <parameters>true</parameters>
  </configuration>
</plugin>

The following logic: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/blob/v3.0.0/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/AbstractAotMojo.java#L144

leads to:

19:04:34.146 [main] [ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-maven-plugin:3.0.0:process-aot (process-aot) on project client: error: option --source cannot be used together with --release -> [Help 1]
org.apache.maven.lifecycle.LifecycleExecutionException: Failed to execute goal org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-maven-plugin:3.0.0:process-aot (process-aot) on project client: error: option --source cannot be used together with --release
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.doExecute2 (MojoExecutor.java:375)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.doExecute (MojoExecutor.java:351)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:215)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:171)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:163)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:117)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.multithreaded.MultiThreadedBuilder$1.call (MultiThreadedBuilder.java:210)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.multithreaded.MultiThreadedBuilder$1.call (MultiThreadedBuilder.java:195)
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run (FutureTask.java:264)
    at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call (Executors.java:539)
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run (FutureTask.java:264)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker (ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1136)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run (ThreadPoolExecutor.java:635)
    at java.lang.Thread.run (Thread.java:833)
Caused by: org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException: error: option --source cannot be used together with --release
    at org.springframework.boot.maven.AbstractAotMojo.execute (AbstractAotMojo.java:107)
    at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo (DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:137)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.doExecute2 (MojoExecutor.java:370)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.doExecute (MojoExecutor.java:351)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:215)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:171)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:163)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:117)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.multithreaded.MultiThreadedBuilder$1.call (MultiThreadedBuilder.java:210)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.multithreaded.MultiThreadedBuilder$1.call (MultiThreadedBuilder.java:195)
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run (FutureTask.java:264)
    at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call (Executors.java:539)
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run (FutureTask.java:264)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker (ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1136)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run (ThreadPoolExecutor.java:635)
    at java.lang.Thread.run (Thread.java:833)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: error: option --source cannot be used together with --release
    at com.sun.tools.javac.main.Arguments.reportDiag (Arguments.java:889)
    at com.sun.tools.javac.main.Arguments.lambda$handleReleaseOptions$0 (Arguments.java:298)
    at java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp$OfRef.accept (ForEachOps.java:183)
    at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$2$1.accept (ReferencePipeline.java:179)
    at java.util.Spliterators$ArraySpliterator.forEachRemaining (Spliterators.java:992)
    at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyInto (AbstractPipeline.java:509)
    at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.wrapAndCopyInto (AbstractPipeline.java:499)
    at java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp.evaluateSequential (ForEachOps.java:150)
    at java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp$OfRef.evaluateSequential (ForEachOps.java:173)
    at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.evaluate (AbstractPipeline.java:234)
    at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.forEach (ReferencePipeline.java:596)
    at com.sun.tools.javac.main.Arguments.checkOptionAllowed (Arguments.java:880)
    at com.sun.tools.javac.main.Arguments.handleReleaseOptions (Arguments.java:297)
    at com.sun.tools.javac.main.Arguments.processArgs (Arguments.java:350)
    at com.sun.tools.javac.main.Arguments.init (Arguments.java:246)
    at com.sun.tools.javac.api.JavacTool.getTask (JavacTool.java:191)
    at com.sun.tools.javac.api.JavacTool.getTask (JavacTool.java:119)
    at com.sun.tools.javac.api.JavacTool.getTask (JavacTool.java:68)
    at org.springframework.boot.maven.AbstractAotMojo.compileSourceFiles (AbstractAotMojo.java:151)
    at org.springframework.boot.maven.ProcessAotMojo.executeAot (ProcessAotMojo.java:95)
    at org.springframework.boot.maven.AbstractAotMojo.execute (AbstractAotMojo.java:104)
    at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo (DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:137)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.doExecute2 (MojoExecutor.java:370)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.doExecute (MojoExecutor.java:351)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:215)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:171)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:163)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:117)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.multithreaded.MultiThreadedBuilder$1.call (MultiThreadedBuilder.java:210)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.multithreaded.MultiThreadedBuilder$1.call (MultiThreadedBuilder.java:195)
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run (FutureTask.java:264)
    at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call (Executors.java:539)
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run (FutureTask.java:264)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker (ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1136)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run (ThreadPoolExecutor.java:635)
    at java.lang.Thread.run (Thread.java:833)