diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 14fd88f3..40bbb48d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -151,10 +151,25 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.8.1</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <!-- parent pom 1.11 forces version instead of using property -->
-                    <source>${jdkTarget}</source>
-                    <target>${jdkTarget}</target>
+                    <source>8</source>
+                    <target>8</target>
                 </configuration>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>default-compile</id>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <source>${jdkTarget}</source>
+                            <target>${jdkTarget}</target>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>default-testCompile</id>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <source>1.8</source>
+                            <target>1.8</target>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
@@ -364,17 +379,4 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
-    <profiles>
-        <profile>
-            <id>jdk15+</id>
-            <activation>
-                <jdk>[15,)</jdk>
-            </activation>
-            <properties>
-                <jdkTarget>1.7</jdkTarget>
-                <javadocSource>7</javadocSource>
-            </properties>
-        </profile>
-    </profiles>
-
 </project>