diff --git a/glassfish-annotation-api-build.xml b/glassfish-annotation-api-build.xml
index 77a8e77..295fd54 100644
--- a/glassfish-annotation-api-build.xml
+++ b/glassfish-annotation-api-build.xml
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
   <property name="build.outputDir" value="${build.dir}/classes"/>
   <property name="build.srcDir.0" value="src/main/java"/>
 
-  <property name="compiler.source" value="1.6"/>
-  <property name="compiler.target" value="1.6"/>
+  <property name="compiler.source" value="1.8"/>
+  <property name="compiler.target" value="${compiler.source}"/>
 
   <property name="reporting.outputDirectory" value="${build.dir}/site"/>
 
diff --git a/glassfish-annotation-api.changes b/glassfish-annotation-api.changes
index 706bab0..6f9b176 100644
--- a/glassfish-annotation-api.changes
+++ b/glassfish-annotation-api.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Mar 18 19:04:27 UTC 2022 - Fridrich Strba <fstrba@suse.com>
+
+- Build with source/target levels 8
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Apr  8 11:06:36 UTC 2019 - Fridrich Strba <fstrba@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/glassfish-annotation-api.spec b/glassfish-annotation-api.spec
index f281569..d194284 100644
--- a/glassfish-annotation-api.spec
+++ b/glassfish-annotation-api.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package glassfish-annotation-api
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# 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 @@ Source1:        %{name}-build.xml
 Source2:        https://raw.githubusercontent.com/javaee/%{groupId}/master/LICENSE
 BuildRequires:  ant
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
+BuildRequires:  java-devel >= 1.8
 BuildRequires:  javapackages-local
 BuildArch:      noarch