diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fa627375..51feb68b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -434,6 +434,9 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>${maven-plugin-tools.version}</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <requiredJavaVersion>8</requiredJavaVersion>
+                </configuration>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>generate-helpmojo</id>