diff --git a/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 002fab8e0..588b376cd 100644
--- a/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.core.resources,
  org.reactivestreams.reactive-streams,
  com.google.guava,
  org.eclipse.wst.sse.core
-Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-11
+Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
 Export-Package: org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.core,
  org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.core.cli,