diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 888c69b8..548e18dc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <java.version>11</java.version>
+        <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
         <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
 
diff --git a/telegrambots-abilities/pom.xml b/telegrambots-abilities/pom.xml
index 04c1d1bc..15c9bd1c 100644
--- a/telegrambots-abilities/pom.xml
+++ b/telegrambots-abilities/pom.xml
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <java.version>11</java.version>
+        <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
         <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
 
diff --git a/telegrambots-chat-session-bot/pom.xml b/telegrambots-chat-session-bot/pom.xml
index b578a82f..19434749 100644
--- a/telegrambots-chat-session-bot/pom.xml
+++ b/telegrambots-chat-session-bot/pom.xml
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <java.version>11</java.version>
+        <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
         <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
 
diff --git a/telegrambots-extensions/pom.xml b/telegrambots-extensions/pom.xml
index d2dce980..f89087d6 100644
--- a/telegrambots-extensions/pom.xml
+++ b/telegrambots-extensions/pom.xml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <java.version>11</java.version>
+        <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
         <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
         
diff --git a/telegrambots-meta/pom.xml b/telegrambots-meta/pom.xml
index e90b44dc..a9300be3 100644
--- a/telegrambots-meta/pom.xml
+++ b/telegrambots-meta/pom.xml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <java.version>11</java.version>
+        <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
         <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
 
diff --git a/telegrambots-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml b/telegrambots-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
index 1e352ec1..4bda6287 100644
--- a/telegrambots-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
+++ b/telegrambots-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <java.version>11</java.version>
+        <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
         <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
 
diff --git a/telegrambots/pom.xml b/telegrambots/pom.xml
index daf0a5bd..507cd794 100644
--- a/telegrambots/pom.xml
+++ b/telegrambots/pom.xml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <java.version>11</java.version>
+        <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
         <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>