diff --git a/JPype1-java8compat.patch b/JPype1-java8compat.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60167ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/JPype1-java8compat.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+Only in JPype1-1.4.1: JPype1-java8compat.patch
+--- JPype1-1.4.1/native/build.xml	2020-07-17 00:34:07.000000000 +0200
++++ JPype1-1.4.1/native/build.xml	2023-06-12 11:24:36.344297754 +0200
+@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+ <project default="all" name="JPype - Native">
+ 
+ 	<!-- JAVA_VERSION must match the oldest supported Java version -->
+-	<property name="JAVA_VERSION" value="1.8" />
++	<property name="JAVA_VERSION" value="8" />
+ 
+ 	<!-- src can't be "java" as it breaks nose tests -->
+ 	<property name="src" location="java"/>
+@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
+ 		<javac destdir="${build}/classes"
+ 			source="${JAVA_VERSION}"
+ 			target="${JAVA_VERSION}"
++			release="${JAVA_VERSION}"
+ 			excludes="**/JPypeClassLoader.java"
+ 			>
+ 			<src path="${src}"/>
+@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
+ 		<javac destdir="${build}/lib"
+ 			source="${JAVA_VERSION}"
+ 			target="${JAVA_VERSION}"
++			release="${JAVA_VERSION}"
+ 			includes="**/JPypeClassLoader.java"
+ 			>
+ 			<src path="${src}"/>
+--- JPype1-1.4.1/test/build.xml	2020-07-17 00:34:07.000000000 +0200
++++ JPype1-1.4.1/test/build.xml	2023-06-12 12:47:52.223097870 +0200
+@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
+ 
+ 	<target name="compile-9" if="build-9">
+ 		<javac destdir="${build}"
+-			source="${version}"
+-			target="${version}"
+ 			>
+ 			<compilerarg value="--add-exports"/>
+ 			<compilerarg value="java.base/jdk.internal.reflect=ALL-UNNAMED"/>
+@@ -34,8 +32,9 @@
+ 
+ 	<target name="compile-8" if="build-8">
+ 		<javac destdir="${build}"
+-			source="${version}"
+-			target="${version}"
++			source="8"
++			target="8"
++			release="8"
+ 			>
+ 			<src>
+ 				<pathelement location="${src}/java8"/>
+@@ -47,8 +46,9 @@
+ 	<target name="compile-main">
+ 		<mkdir dir="${build}"/>
+ 		<javac destdir="${build}"
+-			source="${version}"
+-			target="${version}"
++			source="8"
++			target="8"
++			release="8"
+ 			debug="true"
+ 			debuglevel="lines,vars,source"
+ 			>
diff --git a/python-JPype1.changes b/python-JPype1.changes
index ee6c445..7812e36 100644
--- a/python-JPype1.changes
+++ b/python-JPype1.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jun 12 11:00:29 UTC 2023 - Fridrich Strba <fstrba@suse.com>
+
+- Do not hardcode java-15-openjdk, since this can be built with
+  any Java >= 9
+- Added patch:
+  * JPype1-java8compat.patch
+    + Build packages that are fully backward compatible to Java 8
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Mar  7 00:25:49 UTC 2023 - John Vandenberg <jayvdb@gmail.com>
 
diff --git a/python-JPype1.spec b/python-JPype1.spec
index 455ac7f..9273a6e 100644
--- a/python-JPype1.spec
+++ b/python-JPype1.spec
@@ -29,14 +29,16 @@ Summary:        Python to Java bridge
 License:        Apache-2.0
 URL:            https://github.com/jpype-project/jpype
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/J/JPype1/JPype1-%{version}.tar.gz
+Patch0:         JPype1-java8compat.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  ant
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
-BuildRequires:  java-15-openjdk-devel
+BuildRequires:  java-devel >= 9
+BuildRequires:  javapackages-tools
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
-Requires:       java-15-openjdk-headless
+Requires:       java-headless >= 1.8
 Recommends:     python-numpy
 Suggests:       python-typing_extensions
 ExcludeArch:    %{ix86} armv7
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ A Python to Java bridge.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n JPype1-%{version}
+%patch0 -p1
 # Avoid build dependency on PyInstaller
 rm jpype/_pyinstaller/test_jpype_pyinstaller.py