diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 6f08d7f67..cfedca20b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3.10.0
         with:
           distribution: temurin
-          java-version: 11
+          java-version: 8
           cache: maven
 
       - name: Build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 42da5b9d9..af9e58d8d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3.10.0
         with:
           distribution: temurin
-          java-version: 11
+          java-version: 8
           cache: maven
           server-id: ossrh
           server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9e8c66e0c..125ca6fd9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     </developers>
 
     <properties>
-        <java.version>11</java.version>
+        <java.version>8</java.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
         <revision>0.0.0-SNAPSHOT</revision>
diff --git a/rome/src/test/java/com/rometools/rome/io/impl/DateParserTest.java b/rome/src/test/java/com/rometools/rome/io/impl/DateParserTest.java
index 3067c75ac..7726fd19b 100644
--- a/rome/src/test/java/com/rometools/rome/io/impl/DateParserTest.java
+++ b/rome/src/test/java/com/rometools/rome/io/impl/DateParserTest.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public void parseRFC822DateTimeWithTimeZoneIsOk() throws Exception {
     	
     	assertEquals(
                 c.getTime(),
-                DateParser.parseRFC822("Sa., 28 März 20 09:12:38 MEZ", Locale.GERMANY)
+                DateParser.parseRFC822("Sa, 28 Mär 20 09:12:38 MEZ", Locale.GERMANY)
         );
     }
 }