diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3a70943..921b883 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -305,7 +305,8 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
-          <release>11</release>
+          <source>1.8</source>
+          <target>1.8</target>
         </configuration>
         <executions>
           <execution>