diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5b634798..52b36ce0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<java-module-name>spring.data.geode</java-module-name>
-		<source.level>17</source.level>
+		<source.level>1.8</source.level>
 		<antlr.version>2.7.7</antlr.version>
 		<apache-shiro.version>1.9.1</apache-shiro.version>
 		<cache-api.version>1.1.1</cache-api.version>