diff --git a/platform-tooling-support-tests/projects/standalone/expected-err-java8.txt b/platform-tooling-support-tests/projects/standalone/expected-err-java8.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..70a3db689cc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform-tooling-support-tests/projects/standalone/expected-err-java8.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+>> JAVA VERSION >>
+.+ org.junit.platform.launcher.core.ServiceLoaderRegistry load
+.+ Loaded LauncherInterceptor instances: ..
+.+ org.junit.platform.launcher.core.ServiceLoaderRegistry load
+.+ Loaded LauncherSessionListener instances: ..
+.+ org.junit.platform.launcher.core.ServiceLoaderTestEngineRegistry loadTestEngines
+.+ Discovered TestEngines:
+- junit-jupiter .+
+- junit-vintage .+
+- junit-platform-suite .+
+.+ org.junit.platform.launcher.core.ServiceLoaderRegistry load
+.+ Loaded PostDiscoveryFilter instances: ..
+.+ org.junit.platform.launcher.core.ServiceLoaderRegistry load
+.+ Loaded LauncherDiscoveryListener instances: ..
+.+ org.junit.platform.launcher.core.ServiceLoaderRegistry load
+.+ Loaded TestExecutionListener instances: .+
+.+ org.junit.platform.launcher.core.ServiceLoaderTestEngineRegistry loadTestEngines
+.+ Discovered TestEngines:
+- junit-jupiter .+
+- junit-vintage .+
+- junit-platform-suite .+
diff --git a/platform-tooling-support-tests/projects/standalone/expected-out-java8.txt b/platform-tooling-support-tests/projects/standalone/expected-out-java8.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0a1cc1ecfba8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform-tooling-support-tests/projects/standalone/expected-out-java8.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+>> TREE >>
+Failures (2):
+>> STACKTRACE >>
+
+Test run finished after \d+ ms
+[        11 containers found      ]
+[         0 containers skipped    ]
+[        11 containers started    ]
+[         0 containers aborted    ]
+[        11 containers successful ]
+[         0 containers failed     ]
+[        10 tests found           ]
+[         2 tests skipped         ]
+[         8 tests started         ]
+[         1 tests aborted         ]
+[         5 tests successful      ]
+[         2 tests failed          ]
+
diff --git a/platform-tooling-support-tests/src/test/java/platform/tooling/support/tests/StandaloneTests.java b/platform-tooling-support-tests/src/test/java/platform/tooling/support/tests/StandaloneTests.java
index 3747e6d6dfeb..33c5051de2c0 100644
--- a/platform-tooling-support-tests/src/test/java/platform/tooling/support/tests/StandaloneTests.java
+++ b/platform-tooling-support-tests/src/test/java/platform/tooling/support/tests/StandaloneTests.java
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ void compile() throws Exception {
 		var result = Request.builder() //
 				.setTool(new Javac()) //
 				.setProject("standalone") //
+				.addArguments("-Xlint:-options") //
+				.addArguments("--release", "8") //
 				.addArguments("-proc:none") //
 				.addArguments("-d", workspace.resolve("bin")) //
 				.addArguments("--class-path", MavenRepo.jar("junit-platform-console-standalone")) //
@@ -368,11 +370,12 @@ void execute() throws IOException {
 	@Test
 	@Order(4)
 	void executeOnJava8() throws IOException {
+		Java java8 = getJava8();
 		var result = Request.builder() //
-				.setTool(new Java()) //
-				.setJavaHome(Helper.getJavaHome("8").orElseThrow(TestAbortedException::new)) //
+				.setTool(java8) //
+				.setJavaHome(java8.getHome()) //
 				.setProject("standalone") //
-				.addArguments("--show-version") //
+				.addArguments("-showversion") //
 				.addArguments("-enableassertions") //
 				.addArguments("-Djava.util.logging.config.file=logging.properties") //
 				.addArguments("-Djunit.platform.launcher.interceptors.enabled=true") //
@@ -387,8 +390,8 @@ void executeOnJava8() throws IOException {
 		assertEquals(1, result.getExitCode(), () -> getExitCodeMessage(result));
 
 		var workspace = Request.WORKSPACE.resolve("standalone");
-		var expectedOutLines = Files.readAllLines(workspace.resolve("expected-out.txt"));
-		var expectedErrLines = Files.readAllLines(workspace.resolve("expected-err.txt"));
+		var expectedOutLines = Files.readAllLines(workspace.resolve("expected-out-java8.txt"));
+		var expectedErrLines = Files.readAllLines(workspace.resolve("expected-err-java8.txt"));
 		assertLinesMatch(expectedOutLines, result.getOutputLines("out"));
 		assertLinesMatch(expectedErrLines, result.getOutputLines("err"));
 
@@ -404,11 +407,12 @@ void executeOnJava8() throws IOException {
 	@Order(5)
 	// /~https://github.com/junit-team/junit5/issues/2600
 	void executeOnJava8SelectPackage() throws IOException {
+		Java java8 = getJava8();
 		var result = Request.builder() //
-				.setTool(new Java()) //
-				.setJavaHome(Helper.getJavaHome("8").orElseThrow(TestAbortedException::new)) //
+				.setTool(java8) //
+				.setJavaHome(java8.getHome()) //
 				.setProject("standalone") //
-				.addArguments("--show-version") //
+				.addArguments("-showversion") //
 				.addArguments("-enableassertions") //
 				.addArguments("-Djava.util.logging.config.file=logging.properties") //
 				.addArguments("-Djunit.platform.launcher.interceptors.enabled=true") //
@@ -423,8 +427,8 @@ void executeOnJava8SelectPackage() throws IOException {
 		assertEquals(1, result.getExitCode(), () -> getExitCodeMessage(result));
 
 		var workspace = Request.WORKSPACE.resolve("standalone");
-		var expectedOutLines = Files.readAllLines(workspace.resolve("expected-out.txt"));
-		var expectedErrLines = Files.readAllLines(workspace.resolve("expected-err.txt"));
+		var expectedOutLines = Files.readAllLines(workspace.resolve("expected-out-java8.txt"));
+		var expectedErrLines = Files.readAllLines(workspace.resolve("expected-err-java8.txt"));
 		assertLinesMatch(expectedOutLines, result.getOutputLines("out"));
 		assertLinesMatch(expectedErrLines, result.getOutputLines("err"));
 
@@ -468,4 +472,22 @@ private static String getExitCodeMessage(Result result) {
 		return "Exit codes don't match. Stdout:\n" + result.getOutput("out") + //
 				"\n\nStderr:\n" + result.getOutput("err") + "\n";
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Special override of class {@link Java} to resolve against a different {@code JAVA_HOME}.
+	 */
+	private static Java getJava8() {
+		Path java8Home = Helper.getJavaHome("8").orElseThrow(TestAbortedException::new);
+		return new Java() {
+			@Override
+			public Path getHome() {
+				return java8Home;
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public String getVersion() {
+				return "8";
+			}
+		};
+	}
 }