diff --git a/spring-boot-mvc-birt/pom.xml b/spring-boot-mvc-birt/pom.xml
index c34ae86684..05d3f3865a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-mvc-birt/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-mvc-birt/pom.xml
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@
     <properties>
         <spring-boot.version>2.1.1.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
         <start-class>com.baeldung.springbootmvc.SpringBootMvcApplication</start-class>
-        <maven.compiler.source>1.10</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>1.10</maven.compiler.target>
+        <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
     </properties>
 
 </project>