diff --git a/opentest4j.spec b/opentest4j.spec
index 358a932..70f5936 100644
--- a/opentest4j.spec
+++ b/opentest4j.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           opentest4j
 Version:        1.2.0
-Release:        3%{?dist}
+Release:        4%{?dist}
 Summary:        Open Test Alliance for the JVM
 License:        ASL 2.0
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ cp -p %{SOURCE100} pom.xml
   </build>"
 
 %build
-%mvn_build
+%mvn_build -- -Dmaven.compiler.release=8
 
 %install
 %mvn_install
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ cp -p %{SOURCE100} pom.xml
 %license LICENSE
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Nov  6 2020 Mat Booth <mat.booth@redhat.com> - 1.2.0-4
+- Build with release flag
+
 * Tue Jul 28 2020 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.2.0-3
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_33_Mass_Rebuild