diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index 76747269..dcc3ea80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         platform: [ ubuntu-latest ]
-        java-version: [ 21 ]
+        java-version: [ 8, 11, 21 ]
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
     env:
diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index ae1eadd1..eff340d7 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 		</dependency>
 				
 		<!-- End OpenMRS core -->
-		
+
 	</dependencies>
 	
 	<build>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fc5f273a..3ba4e895 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 	<properties>
 		<openmrsPlatformVersion>2.7.3</openmrsPlatformVersion>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <javaCompilerVersion>21</javaCompilerVersion>
+        <javaCompilerVersion>8</javaCompilerVersion>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencyManagement>