diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
index eb6c31c..a848665 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java-version: [11, 17, 21]
+        java-version: [8, 11, 17, 21]
         os:
           - macos-latest
           - ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
index 48a5c25..68d009b 100644
--- a/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ dependencies {
     implementation("org.jetbrains.dokka:dokka-gradle-plugin:1.9.20")
     implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.9.23")
     implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kover-gradle-plugin:0.7.4")
+    implementation("org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.5.13")
 }
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/buildsrc/conventions/lang/kotlin-multiplatform-base.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/buildsrc/conventions/lang/kotlin-multiplatform-base.gradle.kts
index d41b539..3ceabc1 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/buildsrc/conventions/lang/kotlin-multiplatform-base.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/buildsrc/conventions/lang/kotlin-multiplatform-base.gradle.kts
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ kotlin {
 
 tasks {
     withType<JavaCompile>().configureEach {
-        sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11.toString()
-        targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11.toString()
+        sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8.toString()
+        targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8.toString()
     }
 
     withType<KotlinJvmCompile>().configureEach {
-        compilerOptions.jvmTarget.set(JvmTarget.JVM_11)
+        compilerOptions.jvmTarget.set(JvmTarget.JVM_1_8)
     }
 
     withType<Test>().configureEach {
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/buildsrc/utils/Rife2TestListener.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/buildsrc/utils/Rife2TestListener.kt
index 9e70473..59df2bd 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/buildsrc/utils/Rife2TestListener.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/buildsrc/utils/Rife2TestListener.kt
@@ -16,14 +16,13 @@
 
 package buildsrc.utils
 
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPost
+import org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClients
+import org.apache.http.util.EntityUtils
 import org.gradle.api.provider.Provider
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.TestDescriptor
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.TestListener
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.TestResult
-import java.net.URI
-import java.net.http.HttpClient
-import java.net.http.HttpRequest
-import java.net.http.HttpResponse
 
 class Rife2TestListener(
     private val testBadgeApiKey: Provider<String>
@@ -41,23 +40,23 @@ class Rife2TestListener(
 
             if (apiKey != null) {
                 println(apiKey)
-                val response: HttpResponse<String> = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
-                    .send(
-                        HttpRequest.newBuilder()
-                            .uri(
-                                URI(
-                                    "https://rife2.com/tests-badge/update/net.thauvin.erik/urlencoder?" +
-                                            "apiKey=$apiKey&" +
-                                            "passed=$passed&" +
-                                            "failed=$failed&" +
-                                            "skipped=$skipped"
-                                )
-                            )
-                            .POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.noBody())
-                            .build(), HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString()
-                    )
-                println("RESPONSE: ${response.statusCode()}")
-                println(response.body())
+                val url = "https://rife2.com/tests-badge/update/net.thauvin.erik/urlencoder?" +
+                        "apiKey=$apiKey&" +
+                        "passed=$passed&" +
+                        "failed=$failed&" +
+                        "skipped=$skipped"
+
+                val client = HttpClients.createDefault()
+                val post = HttpPost(url)
+
+                val response = client.execute(post)
+                val entity = response.entity
+
+                val statusCode = response.statusLine.statusCode
+                val responseBody = EntityUtils.toString(entity, "UTF-8")
+
+                println("RESPONSE: $statusCode")
+                println(responseBody)
             }
         }
     }