diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.jdt/src/org/eclipse/m2e/jdt/internal/AbstractJavaProjectConfigurator.java b/org.eclipse.m2e.jdt/src/org/eclipse/m2e/jdt/internal/AbstractJavaProjectConfigurator.java
index acebe4f8c0..42905e7092 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.jdt/src/org/eclipse/m2e/jdt/internal/AbstractJavaProjectConfigurator.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.jdt/src/org/eclipse/m2e/jdt/internal/AbstractJavaProjectConfigurator.java
@@ -44,11 +44,10 @@
 import org.eclipse.jdt.launching.environments.IExecutionEnvironment;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.launching.environments.IExecutionEnvironmentsManager;
 
-import org.codehaus.plexus.util.xml.Xpp3Dom;
-
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.ArtifactVersion;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.DefaultArtifactVersion;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.InvalidVersionSpecificationException;
+import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.Restriction;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.VersionRange;
 import org.apache.maven.model.Resource;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecution;
@@ -254,11 +253,12 @@ private IExecutionEnvironment getExecutionEnvironment(String environmentId) {
       return null;
     }
     IExecutionEnvironmentsManager manager = JavaRuntime.getExecutionEnvironmentsManager();
-    for(IExecutionEnvironment environment : manager.getExecutionEnvironments()) {
-      if(environment.getId().equals(environmentId)) {
-        return environment;
-      }
+    IExecutionEnvironment environment = manager.getEnvironment(environmentId);
+    if(environment != null && environment.getCompatibleVMs().length > 0) {
+      return environment;
     }
+    log.error("Failed to find a compatible VM for environment id '{}', falling back to workspace default",
+        environmentId);
     return null;
   }
 
@@ -845,34 +845,46 @@ private String getMinimumJavaBuildEnvironmentId(ProjectConfigurationRequest requ
     try {
       List<MojoExecution> mojoExecutions = getEnforcerMojoExecutions(request, monitor);
       for(MojoExecution mojoExecution : mojoExecutions) {
-        String version = getMinimumJavaBuildEnvironmentId(mojoExecution);
+        String version = getMinimumJavaBuildEnvironmentId(request.mavenProject(), mojoExecution, monitor);
         if(version != null) {
           return version;
         }
       }
     } catch(CoreException | InvalidVersionSpecificationException ex) {
-      log.error("Failed to determine minimum build version, assuming default", ex);
+      log.error("Failed to determine minimum build Java version, assuming default", ex);
     }
     return null;
   }
 
-  private String getMinimumJavaBuildEnvironmentId(MojoExecution mojoExecution)
-      throws InvalidVersionSpecificationException {
-    // https://maven.apache.org/enforcer/enforcer-rules/requireJavaVersion.html
-    Xpp3Dom dom = mojoExecution.getConfiguration();
-    Xpp3Dom rules = dom.getChild("rules");
-    if(rules == null) {
-      return null;
-    }
-    Xpp3Dom requireJavaVersion = rules.getChild("requireJavaVersion");
-    if(requireJavaVersion == null) {
-      return null;
-    }
-    Xpp3Dom version = requireJavaVersion.getChild("version");
-    if(version == null) {
-      return null;
+  private String getMinimumJavaBuildEnvironmentId(MavenProject mavenProject, MojoExecution mojoExecution,
+      IProgressMonitor monitor) throws InvalidVersionSpecificationException, CoreException {
+    String version = maven.getMojoParameterValue(mavenProject, mojoExecution,
+        Arrays.asList("rules", "requireJavaVersion", "version"), String.class, monitor);
+    return getMinimumJavaBuildEnvironmentId(version);
+  }
+
+  private static boolean containsVersionIgnoringMicroAndQualifier(VersionRange versionRange, ArtifactVersion version) {
+    for(Restriction restriction : versionRange.getRestrictions()) {
+      Restriction normalizedRestriction = getRestrictionIgnoringMicroAndQualifier(restriction);
+      if(normalizedRestriction.containsVersion(version)) {
+        return true;
+      }
     }
-    return getMinimumJavaBuildEnvironmentId(version.getValue());
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  private static Restriction getRestrictionIgnoringMicroAndQualifier(Restriction restriction) {
+    return new Restriction(
+        restriction.getLowerBound() != null
+            ? new DefaultArtifactVersion(
+                restriction.getLowerBound().getMajorVersion() + "." + restriction.getLowerBound().getMinorVersion())
+            : null,
+        restriction.isLowerBoundInclusive(),
+        restriction.getUpperBound() != null
+            ? new DefaultArtifactVersion(
+                restriction.getUpperBound().getMajorVersion() + "." + restriction.getUpperBound().getMinorVersion())
+            : null,
+        restriction.isUpperBoundInclusive());
   }
 
   private String getMinimumJavaBuildEnvironmentId(String versionSpec) throws InvalidVersionSpecificationException {
@@ -883,10 +895,13 @@ private String getMinimumJavaBuildEnvironmentId(String versionSpec) throws Inval
       ArtifactVersion environmentVersion = new DefaultArtifactVersion(entry.getKey());
       boolean foundMatchingVersion = false;
       if(recommendedVersion == null) {
-        foundMatchingVersion = vr.containsVersion(environmentVersion);
+        foundMatchingVersion = containsVersionIgnoringMicroAndQualifier(vr, environmentVersion);
       } else {
         // only singular versions ever have a recommendedVersion
-        int compareTo = recommendedVersion.compareTo(environmentVersion);
+        // only consider major version here, minor version not relevant inside IDE (probably)
+        ArtifactVersion normalizedRecommendedVersion = new DefaultArtifactVersion(
+            recommendedVersion.getMajorVersion() + "." + recommendedVersion.getMinorVersion());
+        int compareTo = normalizedRecommendedVersion.compareTo(environmentVersion);
         foundMatchingVersion = compareTo <= 0;
       }
       if(foundMatchingVersion) {