diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-versions.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-versions.yml
index 2e179e4..bf9b812 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-versions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-versions.yml
@@ -469,3 +469,47 @@ jobs:
       - name: Verify Java
         run: bash __tests__/verify-java.sh "8" "${{ steps.setup-java.outputs.path }}"
         shell: bash
+
+  setup-java-version-from-pom-maven-compiler-plugin-configuration:
+    name: ${{ matrix.distribution }} version from pom.xml - ${{ matrix.os }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [macos-latest, windows-latest, ubuntu-latest]
+        distribution: ['adopt', 'zulu', 'liberica']
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Create pom.xml file
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          echo "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>" > pom.xml
+          echo "<project>" >> pom.xml
+          echo "  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>" >> pom.xml
+          echo "  <groupId>foo.bar</groupId>" >> pom.xml
+          echo "  <artifactId>FooBar</artifactId>" >> pom.xml
+          echo "  <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>" >> pom.xml
+          echo "  <build>" >> pom.xml
+          echo "    <plugins>" >> pom.xml
+          echo "      <plugin>" >> pom.xml
+          echo "        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>" >> pom.xml
+          echo "        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>" >> pom.xml
+          echo "        <version>3.10.1</version>" >> pom.xml
+          echo "        <configuration>" >> pom.xml
+          echo "          <source>1.8</source>" >> pom.xml
+          echo "          <target>1.8</target>" >> pom.xml
+          echo "        </configuration>" >> pom.xml
+          echo "      </plugin>" >> pom.xml
+          echo "    </plugins>" >> pom.xml
+          echo "  </build>" >> pom.xml
+          echo "</project>" >> pom.xml
+      - name: setup-java
+        uses: ./
+        id: setup-java
+        with:
+          distribution: ${{ matrix.distribution }}
+          java-version-file: 'pom.xml'
+      - name: Verify Java
+        run: bash __tests__/verify-java.sh "8" "${{ steps.setup-java.outputs.path }}"
+        shell: bash
diff --git a/dist/cleanup/index.js b/dist/cleanup/index.js
index c3ba9e3..799fbb7 100644
--- a/dist/cleanup/index.js
+++ b/dist/cleanup/index.js
@@ -103834,16 +103834,21 @@ function parseJavaVersionFile(content) {
     return fileContent;
 }
 function parsePomXmlFile(xmlFileAsString) {
-    const versionDefinitionTypes = [getByMavenCompilerSpecification, getBySpringBootSpecification];
-    for (var definitionType of versionDefinitionTypes) {
-        var version = definitionType(xmlbuilder2_1.create(xmlFileAsString));
+    const xmlDoc = xmlbuilder2_1.create(xmlFileAsString);
+    const versionDefinitionTypes = [
+        getByMavenProperties,
+        getBySpringBootSpecification,
+        getByMavenCompilerPluginConfig
+    ];
+    for (const definitionType of versionDefinitionTypes) {
+        const version = definitionType(xmlDoc);
         if (version !== null) {
             return version;
         }
     }
     return null;
 }
-function getByMavenCompilerSpecification(xmlDoc) {
+function getByMavenProperties(xmlDoc) {
     const possibleTagsRegex = [
         'maven.compiler.source',
         'maven.compiler.release',
@@ -103869,6 +103874,41 @@ function getVersionByTagName(xmlDoc, tag) {
         return null;
     }
 }
+function getByMavenCompilerPluginConfig(xmlDoc) {
+    var _a;
+    const source = xmlDoc.find(n => {
+        // Find <source> node
+        if (n.node.nodeName !== "source") {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (n.node.childNodes.length !== 1) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        // Must be within <configuration>
+        if (n.up().node.nodeName !== "configuration") {
+            return false;
+        }
+        // Which must be inside <plugin>
+        if (n.up().up().node.nodeName !== "plugin") {
+            return false;
+        }
+        // Make sure the plugin is maven-compiler-plugin
+        const isCompilerPlugin = n.up().up().some(c => {
+            if (c.node.nodeName !== "artifactId") {
+                return false;
+            }
+            if (c.node.childNodes.length !== 1) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            return c.first().toString() === "maven-compiler-plugin";
+        }, false, true);
+        if (!isCompilerPlugin) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    });
+    return (_a = source === null || source === void 0 ? void 0 : source.first().toString()) !== null && _a !== void 0 ? _a : null;
+}
 // By convention, action expects version 8 in the format `8.*` instead of `1.8`
 function avoidOldNotation(content) {
     return content.startsWith('1.') ? content.substring(2) : content;
diff --git a/dist/setup/index.js b/dist/setup/index.js
index a2faa25..fbed6b0 100644
--- a/dist/setup/index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/index.js
@@ -105491,16 +105491,21 @@ function parseJavaVersionFile(content) {
     return fileContent;
 }
 function parsePomXmlFile(xmlFileAsString) {
-    const versionDefinitionTypes = [getByMavenCompilerSpecification, getBySpringBootSpecification];
-    for (var definitionType of versionDefinitionTypes) {
-        var version = definitionType(xmlbuilder2_1.create(xmlFileAsString));
+    const xmlDoc = xmlbuilder2_1.create(xmlFileAsString);
+    const versionDefinitionTypes = [
+        getByMavenProperties,
+        getBySpringBootSpecification,
+        getByMavenCompilerPluginConfig
+    ];
+    for (const definitionType of versionDefinitionTypes) {
+        const version = definitionType(xmlDoc);
         if (version !== null) {
             return version;
         }
     }
     return null;
 }
-function getByMavenCompilerSpecification(xmlDoc) {
+function getByMavenProperties(xmlDoc) {
     const possibleTagsRegex = [
         'maven.compiler.source',
         'maven.compiler.release',
@@ -105526,6 +105531,41 @@ function getVersionByTagName(xmlDoc, tag) {
         return null;
     }
 }
+function getByMavenCompilerPluginConfig(xmlDoc) {
+    var _a;
+    const source = xmlDoc.find(n => {
+        // Find <source> node
+        if (n.node.nodeName !== "source") {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (n.node.childNodes.length !== 1) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        // Must be within <configuration>
+        if (n.up().node.nodeName !== "configuration") {
+            return false;
+        }
+        // Which must be inside <plugin>
+        if (n.up().up().node.nodeName !== "plugin") {
+            return false;
+        }
+        // Make sure the plugin is maven-compiler-plugin
+        const isCompilerPlugin = n.up().up().some(c => {
+            if (c.node.nodeName !== "artifactId") {
+                return false;
+            }
+            if (c.node.childNodes.length !== 1) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            return c.first().toString() === "maven-compiler-plugin";
+        }, false, true);
+        if (!isCompilerPlugin) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    });
+    return (_a = source === null || source === void 0 ? void 0 : source.first().toString()) !== null && _a !== void 0 ? _a : null;
+}
 // By convention, action expects version 8 in the format `8.*` instead of `1.8`
 function avoidOldNotation(content) {
     return content.startsWith('1.') ? content.substring(2) : content;
diff --git a/src/util.ts b/src/util.ts
index 3b6c0e9..08d2410 100644
--- a/src/util.ts
+++ b/src/util.ts
@@ -158,10 +158,15 @@ function parseJavaVersionFile(content: string): string | null {
 }
 
 function parsePomXmlFile(xmlFileAsString: string): string | null {
-  const versionDefinitionTypes = [getByMavenCompilerSpecification, getBySpringBootSpecification];
+  const xmlDoc = create(xmlFileAsString);
+  const versionDefinitionTypes = [
+    getByMavenProperties,
+    getBySpringBootSpecification,
+    getByMavenCompilerPluginConfig
+  ];
 
-  for (var definitionType of versionDefinitionTypes) {
-    var version = definitionType(create(xmlFileAsString));
+  for (const definitionType of versionDefinitionTypes) {
+    const version = definitionType(xmlDoc);
 
     if (version !== null) {
       return version;
@@ -171,7 +176,7 @@ function parsePomXmlFile(xmlFileAsString: string): string | null {
   return null;
 }
 
-function getByMavenCompilerSpecification(xmlDoc: XMLBuilder): string | null {
+function getByMavenProperties(xmlDoc: XMLBuilder): string | null {
   const possibleTagsRegex = [
     'maven.compiler.source',
     'maven.compiler.release',
@@ -204,6 +209,43 @@ function getVersionByTagName(xmlDoc: XMLBuilder, tag: string): string | null {
 
 }
 
+function getByMavenCompilerPluginConfig(xmlDoc: XMLBuilder): string | null {
+  const source = xmlDoc.find(n => {
+    // Find <source> node
+    if (n.node.nodeName !== "source") {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (n.node.childNodes.length !== 1) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    // Must be within <configuration>
+    if (n.up().node.nodeName !== "configuration") {
+      return false;
+    }
+    // Which must be inside <plugin>
+    if (n.up().up().node.nodeName !== "plugin") {
+      return false;
+    }
+    // Make sure the plugin is maven-compiler-plugin
+    const isCompilerPlugin = n.up().up().some(c => {
+      if (c.node.nodeName !== "artifactId") {
+        return false;
+      }
+      if (c.node.childNodes.length !== 1) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      return c.first().toString() === "maven-compiler-plugin";
+    }, false, true);
+    if (!isCompilerPlugin) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  });
+
+  return source?.first().toString() ?? null;
+}
+
 // By convention, action expects version 8 in the format `8.*` instead of `1.8`
 function avoidOldNotation(content: string): string {
   return content.startsWith('1.') ? content.substring(2) : content;