diff --git a/axis.changes b/axis.changes
index 268b139..9024dab 100644
--- a/axis.changes
+++ b/axis.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue May 15 14:01:35 UTC 2018 - fstrba@suse.com
+
+- Build with source and target 8 to prepare for a possible removal
+  of 1.6 compatibility in OpenJDK 11
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Oct  5 05:54:20 UTC 2017 - fstrba@suse.com
 
diff --git a/axis.spec b/axis.spec
index b375fd0..3b5aa8b 100644
--- a/axis.spec
+++ b/axis.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package axis
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ BuildRequires:  apache-commons-logging
 BuildRequires:  classpathx-mail
 BuildRequires:  gnu-jaf
 BuildRequires:  jakarta-commons-discovery
-BuildRequires:  java-devel >= 1.6
+BuildRequires:  java-devel >= 1.8
 BuildRequires:  javapackages-local
 BuildRequires:  javapackages-tools
 BuildRequires:  junit
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ ant -Dcompile.ime=true \
     -Djunit.jar=$(build-classpath junit 2>/dev/null) \
     -Djimi.jar=$(build-classpath jimi 2>/dev/null) \
     -Djsse.jar=$(build-classpath jsse/jsse 2>/dev/null) \
-    -Dant.build.javac.source=1.6 -Dsource=1.6 \
-    -Dant.build.javac.target=1.6 -Dtarget=1.6 \
+    -Dant.build.javac.source=8 -Dsource=8 \
+    -Dant.build.javac.target=8 -Dtarget=8 \
     clean compile
 
 %install