diff --git a/allure-jooq/build.gradle.kts b/allure-jooq/build.gradle.kts
index b0b1c788..00ff3b0d 100644
--- a/allure-jooq/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/allure-jooq/build.gradle.kts
@@ -18,10 +18,8 @@ dependencies {
     testRuntimeOnly("org.postgresql:postgresql:42.7.3")
 }
 
-java {
-    toolchain {
-        languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(17))
-    }
+tasks.compileJava {
+    options.release.set(17)
 }
 
 tasks.jar {
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index ce3370c8..8c59bb7b 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -196,11 +196,7 @@ configure(libs) {
     tasks {
         compileJava {
             options.compilerArgs.add("-Xlint:-options")
-            if (JavaVersion.current().isJava8) {
-                java.targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
-            } else {
-                options.release.set(8)
-            }
+            options.release.set(8)
         }
 
         compileTestJava {