diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index eb2ea12a8bc..7e7e31da477 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ node {
                                     -Dsonar.login=${SONARCLOUD_TOKEN} \
                                     -Dsonar.branch.name=${BRANCH_NAME} \
                                     -Dsonar.branch.target=${CHANGE_TARGET} \
+                                    -Dsonar.java.source=8 \
                                     -Dsonar.java.binaries='target/' \
                                     -Dsonar.core.codeCoveragePlugin=jacoco \
                                     -Dsonar.projectKey=org.eclipse.kura:kura \