diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f7f7b07c..6385f2af 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     <artifactId>CucumberBasics</artifactId>
     <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <properties>
-        <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
+        <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
         <webdrivermanager.version>4.3.1</webdrivermanager.version>
     </properties>
     <build>