diff --git a/api/build.gradle b/api/build.gradle
index 745fa00b3f1..7a2b6ddf216 100644
--- a/api/build.gradle
+++ b/api/build.gradle
@@ -17,13 +17,11 @@ sourceSets {
 }
 
 tasks.named("compileContextJava").configure {
-    if (JavaVersion.current().isCompatibleWith(JavaVersion.VERSION_20)) {
-        println("!!! Javac does not support generating Java 7 bytecode. Do not use for release builds !!!")
-    } else if (JavaVersion.current().isJava9Compatible()) {
-        options.release = 7
+    if (JavaVersion.current().isJava9Compatible()) {
+        options.release = 8
     } else {
-        sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
-        targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
+        sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+        targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
     }
 }