diff --git a/imgui-binding-natives/build.gradle b/imgui-binding-natives/build.gradle
index 5bb94680..d8a9c2dc 100644
--- a/imgui-binding-natives/build.gradle
+++ b/imgui-binding-natives/build.gradle
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ java {
     }
 }
 
+tasks.withType(JavaCompile).configureEach {
+    options.release.set(8)
+}
+
 def packageName = 'imgui-java-natives-linux'
 def packageDesc = 'Native binaries for imgui-java binding for Linux'
 def moduleName = 'imgui.natives.linux'