diff --git a/jsr-305-ri-build.xml b/jsr-305-ri-build.xml
index 2b50159..f57ff3d 100644
--- a/jsr-305-ri-build.xml
+++ b/jsr-305-ri-build.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <property name="build.srcDir" value="src/main/java"/>
   <property name="build.resourceDir" value="src/main/resources"/>
 
-  <property name="compiler.source" value="1.6"/>
+  <property name="compiler.source" value="1.8"/>
   <property name="compiler.target" value="${compiler.source}"/>
 
   <property name="reporting.outputDirectory" value="${build.dir}/site"/>
diff --git a/jsr-305.changes b/jsr-305.changes
index f475e85..7f2e147 100644
--- a/jsr-305.changes
+++ b/jsr-305.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Mar 23 23:38:54 UTC 2022 - Fridrich Strba <fstrba@suse.com>
+
+- Build with java source and target levels 8 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Aug 27 06:59:45 UTC 2021 - Fridrich Strba <fstrba@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/jsr-305.spec b/jsr-305.spec
index cc22911..48a3bac 100644
--- a/jsr-305.spec
+++ b/jsr-305.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package jsr-305
 #
-# 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