diff --git a/.classpath b/.classpath
deleted file mode 100644
index 903387e3b..000000000
--- a/.classpath
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<classpath>
-	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/classes" path="src/main/java">
-		<attributes>
-			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
-			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
-		</attributes>
-	</classpathentry>
-	<classpathentry excluding="**" kind="src" output="target/classes" path="src/main/resources">
-		<attributes>
-			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
-		</attributes>
-	</classpathentry>
-	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/test-classes" path="src/test/java">
-		<attributes>
-			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
-			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
-			<attribute name="test" value="true"/>
-		</attributes>
-	</classpathentry>
-	<classpathentry excluding="**" kind="src" output="target/test-classes" path="src/test/resources">
-		<attributes>
-			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
-			<attribute name="test" value="true"/>
-		</attributes>
-	</classpathentry>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-12">
-		<attributes>
-			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
-		</attributes>
-	</classpathentry>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.m2e.MAVEN2_CLASSPATH_CONTAINER">
-		<attributes>
-			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
-		</attributes>
-	</classpathentry>
-	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/classes"/>
-</classpath>
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify.yml b/.github/workflows/verify.yml
index 47ab1e656..cedc7d254 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify.yml
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       with:
         submodules: true
-    - name: Set up JDK 11
+    - name: Set up JDK 14
       uses: actions/setup-java@v1
       with:
-        java-version: 11
+        java-version: 14
     - name: Cache Maven packages
       uses: actions/cache@v1
       with:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7250e820b..3034650c8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -90,3 +90,5 @@ pom.xml.releaseBackup
 pom.xml.versionsBackup
 pom.xml.next
 release.properties
+.classpath
+.project
diff --git a/.project b/.project
deleted file mode 100644
index 393ca0149..000000000
--- a/.project
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<projectDescription>
-	<name>modelConnector</name>
-	<comment></comment>
-	<projects>
-	</projects>
-	<buildSpec>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Builder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-	</buildSpec>
-	<natures>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Nature</nature>
-	</natures>
-</projectDescription>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b745f546c..8484ccd06 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 		<!-- </repository> -->
 	</repositories>
 	<properties>
-		<maven.compiler.source>12</maven.compiler.source>
-		<maven.compiler.target>12</maven.compiler.target>
+		<maven.compiler.source>14</maven.compiler.source>
+		<maven.compiler.target>14</maven.compiler.target>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
 		<!-- PARSE -->