diff --git a/felix-parent.changes b/felix-parent.changes
index 42dd475..f05fa43 100644
--- a/felix-parent.changes
+++ b/felix-parent.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Oct 26 03:33:59 UTC 2023 - Fridrich Strba <fstrba@suse.com>
+
+- Build dependent projects with java source and target 8
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Feb  7 07:24:28 UTC 2019 - Fridrich Strba <fstrba@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/felix-parent.spec b/felix-parent.spec
index 2eb2f90..164fe02 100644
--- a/felix-parent.spec
+++ b/felix-parent.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package felix-parent
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ Parent POM file for Apache Felix Specs.
 %pom_xpath_remove pom:extensions
 %pom_xpath_remove pom:project/pom:parent/pom:relativePath
 
+%pom_xpath_set "pom:project/pom:properties/pom:felix.java.version" "8"
+
 %build
 
 %install