diff --git a/datahub-ranger-plugin/build.gradle b/datahub-ranger-plugin/build.gradle
index 452e030be8d67..9f596bbadb5c7 100644
--- a/datahub-ranger-plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/datahub-ranger-plugin/build.gradle
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ test {
     useJUnit()
 }
 
+compileJava {
+    sourceCompatibility = '1.8'
+    targetCompatibility = '1.8'
+}
+
 dependencies {
     implementation 'org.apache.ranger:ranger-plugins-common:2.2.0'
     compile 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-1.2-api:2.17.1'