diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f7bb9d3ce..d6f0a28c6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 [![Build Status](https://github.com/bonigarcia/webdrivermanager/workflows/build/badge.svg)](https://github.com/bonigarcia/webdrivermanager/actions)
 [![Quality Gate](https://sonarcloud.io/api/project_badges/measure?project=io.github.bonigarcia:webdrivermanager&metric=alert_status)](https://sonarcloud.io/summary/new_code?id=io.github.bonigarcia%3Awebdrivermanager)
 [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/bonigarcia/webdrivermanager/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/bonigarcia/webdrivermanager)
-[![badge-jdk](https://img.shields.io/badge/jdk-11-green.svg)](https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-downloads.html)
+[![badge-jdk](https://img.shields.io/badge/jdk-8-green.svg)](https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-downloads.html)
 [![License badge](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache2-green.svg)](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
 [![Backers on Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/webdrivermanager/backers/badge.svg)](#backers)
 [![Sponsors on Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/webdrivermanager/sponsors/badge.svg)](#sponsors)
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3e4a8862b..9c414f147 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.5.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
 
         <!-- Java version -->
-        <java.version>11</java.version>
+        <java.version>8</java.version>
         <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
         <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>