diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 99fbfc46d..4026554a3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
         <jackson.version.annotations>2.22</jackson.version.annotations>
 
         <minTargetJdk>17</minTargetJdk>
-        <minSourceJdk>17</minSourceJdk>
+        <minSourceJdk>1.8</minSourceJdk>
         <javadoc.source.version>1.8</javadoc.source.version>
         <skipTests>false</skipTests>
         <skipITs>${skipTests}</skipITs>