diff --git a/apache-pdfbox.changes b/apache-pdfbox.changes
index bd70011..b42a089 100644
--- a/apache-pdfbox.changes
+++ b/apache-pdfbox.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue May 15 13:31:52 UTC 2018 - fstrba@suse.com
+
+- Build with source and target 8 to prepare for a possible removal
+  of 1.6 compatibility in OpenJDK 11
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Sep 29 06:42:51 UTC 2017 - fstrba@suse.com
 
diff --git a/apache-pdfbox.spec b/apache-pdfbox.spec
index 898dae2..ca6e4b1 100644
--- a/apache-pdfbox.spec
+++ b/apache-pdfbox.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package apache-pdfbox
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ BuildRequires:  apache-commons-logging
 BuildRequires:  bouncycastle
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  icu4j
-BuildRequires:  java-devel >= 1.6
+BuildRequires:  java-devel >= 1.8
 BuildRequires:  javapackages-local
 BuildRequires:  javapackages-tools
 BuildRequires:  junit
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ JavaDoc documentation for %{name}
 ant -buildfile pdfbox/build.xml \
     -Dbcprov.jar=$(build-classpath bcprov) -Djunit.jar=$(build-classpath junit4) \
     -Dicu4j.jar=$(build-classpath icu4j) -Dlogging.jar=$(build-classpath commons-logging) \
-    -Dbuild.sysclasspath=first -Dcompile.source=1.6 -Dcompile.target=1.6 \
+    -Dbuild.sysclasspath=first -Dcompile.source=8 -Dcompile.target=8 \
     fontbox.package jempbox.package javadoc
 
 %install