diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index bc7f6909d6..72138b4dbc 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ allprojects {
     }
 
     tasks.withType(org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile).configureEach {
-        kotlinOptions.jvmTarget = "1.8"
+        kotlinOptions.jvmTarget = "11"
         kotlinOptions.allWarningsAsErrors = true
         kotlinOptions.freeCompilerArgs += [
             "-opt-in=kotlin.RequiresOptIn", "-Xjvm-default=all"