diff --git a/bsf.changes b/bsf.changes
index fd9f9f7..b32233a 100644
--- a/bsf.changes
+++ b/bsf.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed May 16 05:52:07 UTC 2018 - fstrba@suse.com
+
+- Build with source and target 8 to anticipate a possible removal
+ of 1.6 compatibility
+- Modified patch:
+ * build.properties.patch
+ + specify source level 8
+
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Fri Dec 22 15:21:22 UTC 2017 - fstrba@suse.com
diff --git a/bsf.spec b/bsf.spec
index 6910986..afc9820 100644
--- a/bsf.spec
+++ b/bsf.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
#
# spec file for package bsf
#
-# 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
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Patch1: build.properties.patch
BuildRequires: ant
BuildRequires: apache-commons-logging
BuildRequires: fdupes
-BuildRequires: java-devel >= 1.6
+BuildRequires: java-devel >= 1.8
BuildRequires: javapackages-local
BuildRequires: javapackages-tools
BuildRequires: rhino
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ rm -fr bsf
%build
mkdir -p lib
build-jar-repository -s -p lib apache-commons-logging rhino xalan-j2
-%{ant} -Dant.build.javac.source=1.6 -Dant.build.javac.target=1.6 jar javadocs
+%{ant} -Dant.build.javac.source=8 -Dant.build.javac.target=8 jar javadocs
%install
# jar
diff --git a/build.properties.patch b/build.properties.patch
index b410177..19bfafa 100644
--- a/build.properties.patch
+++ b/build.properties.patch
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ diff --new-file -r -u bsf-2.4.0-orig/build-properties.xml bsf-2.4.0/build-proper
+
+
+
-+
++
+
+
+