diff --git a/jaxen-bootstrap.changes b/jaxen-bootstrap.changes
index bd7778d..a040973 100644
--- a/jaxen-bootstrap.changes
+++ b/jaxen-bootstrap.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Sep  8 08:20:32 UTC 2017 - fstrba@suse.com
+
+- Build with java target and source level 1.6 in order to allow
+  building with jdk9
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Sep  9 11:05:56 UTC 2013 - tchvatal@suse.com
 
diff --git a/jaxen-bootstrap.spec b/jaxen-bootstrap.spec
index 3f2e3b2..440b7e1 100644
--- a/jaxen-bootstrap.spec
+++ b/jaxen-bootstrap.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package jaxen-bootstrap
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2013 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2017 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
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ maven \
         jar
 %else
 export CLASSPATH=$CLASSPATH:dom4j/dom4j.jar
-ant -Dant.build.javac.source=1.5 -Dant.build.javac.target=1.5 \
+ant -Dant.build.javac.source=1.6 -Dant.build.javac.target=1.6 \
     -Dbuild.sysclasspath=first
 %endif