diff --git a/xml-maven-plugin.spec b/xml-maven-plugin.spec
index fbb03d6..fdd4af9 100644
--- a/xml-maven-plugin.spec
+++ b/xml-maven-plugin.spec
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ done
 # Add the version
 sed -i 's|stylesheet |stylesheet version="1.0" |'  src/it/it8/src/main/xsl/it8.xsl
 
+%pom_xpath_set pom:mojo.java.target 8
+
 
 %build
 %mvn_build -f