diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 29c2c9d47..a33c68c08 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 	<properties>
 		<skip.copy>false</skip.copy>
 		<secretary.build>package</secretary.build>
-		<maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
-		<maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
+		<maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+		<maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 	</properties>
 	<build>
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<configuration>
-					<compilerVersion>11</compilerVersion>
-					<source>11</source>
-					<target>11</target>
+					<compilerVersion>1.8</compilerVersion>
+					<source>1.8</source>
+					<target>1.8</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 		</plugins>