diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f11d34c0..fb39e288 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
               <rules>
                 <requireUpperBoundDeps />
                 <requireJavaVersion>
-                  <version>1.8</version>
+                  <version>11</version>
                 </requireJavaVersion>
               </rules>
             </configuration>