diff --git a/maven-shared-utils-build.xml b/maven-shared-utils-build.xml
index 3157cdd..cb156c4 100644
--- a/maven-shared-utils-build.xml
+++ b/maven-shared-utils-build.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
   <property name="spec.version" value="3.2"/>
 
-  <property name="compiler.source" value="1.6"/>
+  <property name="compiler.source" value="1.8"/>
   <property name="compiler.target" value="${compiler.source}"/>
 
   <property name="build.finalName" value="${project.artifactId}-${project.version}"/>
diff --git a/maven-shared-utils.changes b/maven-shared-utils.changes
index 8d8f9e2..f0700c3 100644
--- a/maven-shared-utils.changes
+++ b/maven-shared-utils.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Mar 20 17:58:48 UTC 2022 - Fridrich Strba <fstrba@suse.com>
+
+- Build with source and target levels 8
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Mar 14 09:37:53 UTC 2019 - Fridrich Strba <fstrba@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/maven-shared-utils.spec b/maven-shared-utils.spec
index 87dc436..eb8e803 100644
--- a/maven-shared-utils.spec
+++ b/maven-shared-utils.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package maven-shared-utils
 #
-# 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