diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 40eeb108f22..fb099977c73 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
     </scm>
     <properties>
         <?SORTPOM IGNORE?>
+        <java.target.version>8</java.target.version>
+        <jdk.min.version>11</jdk.min.version>
         <build.info>${project.version}</build.info>
         <che.dashboard.version>7.15.0-SNAPSHOT</che.dashboard.version>
         <che.version>7.15.0-SNAPSHOT</che.version>