Truffle compiler version not changing

Question

truffle.js:

var HDWalletProvider = require("truffle-hdwallet-provider");
var mnemonic = "";
module.exports = {
  networks: {
    testnet: {
      provider: () => new HDWalletProvider(mnemonic, ""),
      network_id: 97,
      confirmations: 10,
      timeoutBlocks: 200,
      skipDryRun: true
    },
    development: {
      host: "localhost",
      port: 8545,
      network_id: "*" // Match any network id
    },
    rinkeby: {
      host: '127.0.0.1',
      port: 8545,
      network_id: 4,
      gasPrice: "20000000000", // 20 gwei
    },
    live: {
      host: "127.0.0.1",
      port: 8545,
      network_id: "1", // Only mainnet
      gasPrice: "10000000000", // 10 gwei
      gas: "5000000", // 0.02 eth at 4 gwei price
    },
  compilers: {
    solc: {
      version: "^0.8.4",
    },
  },
 }
};

But I keep getting the error: Error: Truffle is currently using solc 0.5.16, but one or more of your contracts specify "pragma solidity >=0.8.4".

I have even tried the solutions in How to upgrade solidity compiler in truffle, but none helped.

How can I fix this?

Answer 1

There's a wrongly placed }. I suggest to format the file then it should be obvious that compiler is in the wrong section.

module.exports = {
  networks: {
    live: {
      host: "127.0.0.1",
      port: 8545,
      network_id: "1", // Only mainnet
      gasPrice: "10000000000", // 10 gwei
      gas: "5000000", // 0.02 eth at 4 gwei price
    }, /////// <------ MISSING } //////
  compilers: {
    solc: {
      version: "^0.8.4",
    },
  },
 }     /////// <------ HERE IS THE MISSING } ///////
};

It should be like this

module.exports = {
  networks: {
    live: {
      host: "127.0.0.1",
      port: 8545,
      network_id: "1", // Only mainnet
      gasPrice: "10000000000", // 10 gwei
      gas: "5000000", // 0.02 eth at 4 gwei price
    },
  },
  compilers: {
    solc: {
      version: "^0.8.4",
    },
  },
};