[BUG]: JaCoCo used by the Maven@4 Task is not compatible with Java 25

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Task name

Maven

Task version

4.268.0

Issue Description

We are using Maven@4 task with JaCoCo code coverage tool.
As our application uses java.version 25, there is an error while executing this step:

ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.jacoco:jacoco-maven-plugin:0.8.11:report (default-report-vsts) on project An error has occurred in JaCoCo report generation. Error while creating report: Error while analyzing /__w/12/s/api/target/classes/.class with JaCoCo 0.8.11.202310140853/f33756c. Unsupported class file major version 69 -> [Help 1]

Indeed, for Java 25, JaCoCo version 0.8.14 must be used.

An idea to resolve this error was suggested in this closed bug #21185

Environment type (Please select at least one enviroment where you face this issue)

• Self-Hosted
• Microsoft Hosted
• VMSS Pool
• Container

Azure DevOps Server type

dev.azure.com (formerly visualstudio.com)

Azure DevOps Server Version (if applicable)

No response

Operation system

Ubuntu

Relevant log output

ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.jacoco:jacoco-maven-plugin:0.8.11:report (default-report-vsts) on project <redacted> An error has occurred in JaCoCo report generation. Error while creating report: Error while analyzing /__w/12/s/api/target/classes/<redacted>.class with JaCoCo 0.8.11.202310140853/f33756c. Unsupported class file major version 69 -> [Help 1]

Full task logs with system.debug enabled

Repro steps

- task: Maven@4
  inputs:
    mavenPomFile: 'pom.xml'
    mavenOptions: '-Dmaven.repo.local=${{ variables.mavenCacheFolder}} ${{ variables.mavenOpts }}'
    javaHomeOption: 'JDKVersion'
    jdkArchitectureOption: 'x64'
    goals: >
      -B -U clean verify
    sonarQubeRunAnalysis: true
    sqMavenPluginVersionChoice: 'latest'
    codeCoverageToolOption: 'JaCoCo'
    codeCoverageRestoreOriginalPomXml: true