diff --git a/ebean-kotlin/pom.xml b/ebean-kotlin/pom.xml
index 53d2f8cd4..22fafea6c 100644
--- a/ebean-kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
   <artifactId>ebean-kotlin</artifactId>
 
   <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>
     <ebean-maven-plugin.version>12.13.0</ebean-maven-plugin.version>
     <kotlin.version>1.6.0</kotlin.version>
   </properties>
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
         <artifactId>kotlin-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${kotlin.version}</version>
         <configuration>
-          <jvmTarget>11</jvmTarget>
+          <jvmTarget>1.8</jvmTarget>
         </configuration>
         <executions>
           <execution>