diff --git a/unit-api.changes b/unit-api.changes
index 5d915d7..499e828 100644
--- a/unit-api.changes
+++ b/unit-api.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Oct 26 06:06:54 UTC 2023 - Fridrich Strba <fstrba@suse.com>
+
+- Build with source and target levels 8
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Sep  9 14:58:19 UTC 2023 - Fridrich Strba <fstrba@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/unit-api.spec b/unit-api.spec
index 8165bd8..f1cbf99 100644
--- a/unit-api.spec
+++ b/unit-api.spec
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ find . -name "*.jar" -print -delete
   </execution>
 </executions>"
 
+%pom_xpath_set "pom:project/pom:properties/pom:jdkVersion" "1.8"
+
 %{mvn_file}  : %{name}
 %{mvn_file} :%{name}:tests: %{name}-tests
 %{mvn_package} :%{name}:tests: %{name}