diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6f3a491..667cfcf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
         jdk-distribution: [temurin]
-        jdk-version: [8]
+        jdk-version: ['11', '17', '21']
     steps:
     - name: Configure runner - Linux
       if: contains(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f425c40..e4c21bd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,3 +25,5 @@ To bootstrap a server use it the same way as other transport implementations. Th
         }
     }
 ```
+
+The branch 0.1.x is there to support Java 8.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2dc779d..6430fb7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   <groupId>org.jboss.xnio.netty</groupId>
   <artifactId>netty-xnio-transport</artifactId>
   <name>netty-xnio-transport</name>
-  <version>0.1.11.Final-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.2.0.Final-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <inceptionYear>2013</inceptionYear>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
   </distributionManagement>
 
   <prerequisites>
-    <maven>3.6.0</maven>
+    <maven>3.9.6</maven>
   </prerequisites>
 
   <build>
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <argLine> --add-opens java.base/jdk.internal.misc=ALL-UNNAMED -Dio.netty.tryReflectionSetAccessible=true</argLine>
+        </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
@@ -141,52 +144,24 @@
       <version>${jboss.logging.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
+      <artifactId>bcpkix-jdk15on</artifactId>
+      <version>${org.bouncycastle.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <properties>
-    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
-    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
     <target.jdk>${maven.compiler.target}</target.jdk>
-    <jdk.min.version>1.8</jdk.min.version>
+    <jdk.min.version>11</jdk.min.version>
     <netty.version>4.1.104.Final</netty.version>
     <xnio.version>3.8.12.Final</xnio.version>
-    <jboss.logging.version>3.4.0.Final</jboss.logging.version>
+    <jboss.logging.version>3.5.3.Final</jboss.logging.version>
     <junit.version>5.10.1</junit.version>
+    <org.bouncycastle.version>1.70</org.bouncycastle.version>
   </properties>
 
-  <profiles>
-    <profile>
-      <id>java11</id>
-      <activation>
-        <jdk>[11,)</jdk>
-      </activation>            
-      <properties>
-        <jboss.logging.version>3.5.3.Final</jboss.logging.version>
-        <org.bouncycastle.version>1.70</org.bouncycastle.version>
-        <jdk.min.version>11</jdk.min.version>
-      </properties>
-      <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-          <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
-          <artifactId>bcpkix-jdk15on</artifactId>
-          <version>${org.bouncycastle.version}</version>
-          <scope>test</scope>
-          </dependency>
-        </dependencies>
-        <build>
-          <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-              <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-              <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-              <configuration>
-                <argLine> --add-opens java.base/jdk.internal.misc=ALL-UNNAMED -Dio.netty.tryReflectionSetAccessible=true</argLine>
-              </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-          </plugins>
-        </build>
-    </profile>
-  </profiles>
-
   <repositories>
     <repository>
       <id>jboss-public-repository-group</id>