I have projects that need to be build with a specific version of the JDK.

The problem isn't in the source and target parameters but in the jars of the runtime used during compilation. In some cases I get a compilation error if I try to compile with the wrong JDK, but sometimes the build is successful and I get runtime errors when using the jars.

For example in eclipse I have the ability to establish the execution enviroment for the project in the .classpath file.

Is there a way to handle such situation in maven?

What I would like to have is the ability to handle JRE dependency like other dependencies of the project in the POM file.