diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-build-pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-build-pull-request.yml
index 75a1563..58d23fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-build-pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-build-pull-request.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java: [ '11', '17' ]
+        java: [ '8', '17' ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Set up JDK ${{ matrix.Java }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-build.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-build.yml
index 121565c..ea1d12e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-build.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java: ['11','17' ]
+        java: [ '8','11','17' ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Set up JDK ${{ matrix.Java }}
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Set up JDK 11
+      - name: Set up JDK 8
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: 11
+          java-version: 8
           distribution: 'adopt'
           cache: 'maven'
       - name: Semantic Release
diff --git a/.sdkmanrc b/.sdkmanrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e3af57..0000000
--- a/.sdkmanrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# Enable auto-env through the sdkman_auto_env config
-# Add key=value pairs of SDKs to use below
-java=11.0.10.9.1-qamzn
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6c7da58..02dc3f6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     </scm>
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
+        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
         <!-- Dependencies versions -->
         <logstash-logback-encoder.version>7.2</logstash-logback-encoder.version>
         <spring-context.version>5.3.23</spring-context.version>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-failsafe-plugin>2.22.2</maven-failsafe-plugin>
         <jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.8</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>
-
+             
         <!-- Sonarcloud analysis -->
         <sonar.organization>opt-nc</sonar.organization>
         <sonar.host.url>https://sonarcloud.io</sonar.host.url>
@@ -105,10 +105,15 @@
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
+
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>${java.version}</source>
+                    <target>${java.version}</target>
+                </configuration>
             </plugin>
 
             <plugin>