diff --git a/apache-commons-net-build.xml b/apache-commons-net-build.xml
index b6ac1fd..da5df70 100644
--- a/apache-commons-net-build.xml
+++ b/apache-commons-net-build.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   
   <property name="bundle.version" value="${project.version}.0"/>
 
-  <property name="compiler.source" value="1.6"/>
+  <property name="compiler.source" value="1.8"/>
   <property name="compiler.target" value="${compiler.source}"/>
 
   <property name="build.finalName" value="${project.artifactId}-3.6"/>
diff --git a/apache-commons-net.changes b/apache-commons-net.changes
index 54550be..a36c2a0 100644
--- a/apache-commons-net.changes
+++ b/apache-commons-net.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Mar 18 18:50:33 UTC 2022 - Fridrich Strba <fstrba@suse.com>
+
+- Build with source/target levels 8
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jan  9 08:32:51 UTC 2020 - Fridrich Strba <fstrba@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/apache-commons-net.spec b/apache-commons-net.spec
index 63004a8..c6332c3 100644
--- a/apache-commons-net.spec
+++ b/apache-commons-net.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
-# spec file for package apache-commons-net
+# spec file
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Source0:        http://archive.apache.org/dist/commons/%{base_name}/source/%{sho
 Source1:        %{name}-build.xml
 BuildRequires:  ant
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
+BuildRequires:  java-devel >= 1.8
 BuildRequires:  javapackages-local
 Provides:       %{short_name} = %{version}-%{release}
 Obsoletes:      %{short_name} < %{version}-%{release}