diff --git a/apache-commons-digester-build.xml b/apache-commons-digester-build.xml
index d42868c..19f93eb 100644
--- a/apache-commons-digester-build.xml
+++ b/apache-commons-digester-build.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 an XML to Java object mapping module which triggers certain actions called rules
 whenever a particular pattern of nested XML elements is recognized."/>
   
-  <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/apache-commons-digester.spec b/apache-commons-digester.spec
index 95cf1a4..193c5f8 100644
--- a/apache-commons-digester.spec
+++ b/apache-commons-digester.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
-# spec file for package apache-commons-digester
+# spec file
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
+# 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
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ BuildRequires:  ant
 BuildRequires:  commons-beanutils
 BuildRequires:  commons-logging
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
+BuildRequires:  java-devel >= 1.8
 BuildRequires:  javapackages-local
 Requires:       mvn(commons-beanutils:commons-beanutils)
 Requires:       mvn(commons-logging:commons-logging)