diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index c2056184..9086ac04 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         java-version:
-          - 8
+          - 11
           - 21
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v1
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 77f1b9c4..6a4a7efb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
     </distributionManagement>
 
     <properties>
-        <air.java.version>1.8</air.java.version>
-        <project.build.targetJdk>1.8</project.build.targetJdk>
+        <air.java.version>11</air.java.version>
+        <project.build.targetJdk>11</project.build.targetJdk>
         <air.check.skip-extended>true</air.check.skip-extended>
         <air.check.skip-license>false</air.check.skip-license>
         <air.check.fail-checkstyle>true</air.check.fail-checkstyle>