diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 97f8073a7..27265c7bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,11 @@ jobs:
       with:
         version: ${{ matrix.jdk }}
         impl: ${{ matrix.impl }}
-    - name: Run Tests
+    - name: Run Tests with JDK 8
+      if: ${{ matrix.jdk  == '8' }}
+      run: mvn -ntp -U -B -fae clean install test -pl javax,. --also-make
+    - name: Run Tests with JDK 11 or above
+      if: ${{ matrix.jdk  != '8' }}
       run: mvn -ntp -U -B -fae clean install test
     - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
       if: failure()
diff --git a/jakarta/pom.xml b/jakarta/pom.xml
index 3426c74f6..e1e3ececf 100644
--- a/jakarta/pom.xml
+++ b/jakarta/pom.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <properties>
+        <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
+        <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
+        <jdk.min.version>11</jdk.min.version>
+
         <jakarta.transformer.input.dir>${project.basedir}/../javax</jakarta.transformer.input.dir>
     </properties>