diff --git a/felix-utils-build.xml b/felix-utils-build.xml
index 97b8125..4c27254 100644
--- a/felix-utils-build.xml
+++ b/felix-utils-build.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
   <property name="test.reports" value="${build.dir}/test-reports"/>
   <property name="reporting.outputDirectory" value="${build.dir}/site"/>
   
-  <property name="compiler.source" value="1.7"/>
+  <property name="compiler.release" value="8"/>
+  <property name="compiler.source" value="1.${compiler.release}"/>
   <property name="compiler.target" value="${compiler.source}"/>
 
   <!-- ====================================================================== -->
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@
            debug="true" 
            optimize="false" 
            deprecation="true" 
+           release="${compiler.release}" 
            target="${compiler.target}" 
            verbose="false" 
            fork="false" 
diff --git a/felix-utils.changes b/felix-utils.changes
index 399d40d..cb74f95 100644
--- a/felix-utils.changes
+++ b/felix-utils.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Oct 25 15:11:28 UTC 2023 - Fridrich Strba <fstrba@suse.com>
+
+- Build with source and target levels 8
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Mar 31 06:19:36 UTC 2020 - Fridrich Strba <fstrba@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/felix-utils.spec b/felix-utils.spec
index 7af2bad..46f0e6b 100644
--- a/felix-utils.spec
+++ b/felix-utils.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package felix-utils
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LLC
+# 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