diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 776f8d7cc4..e554257cdd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -279,6 +279,16 @@
     </modules>
 
     <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>default</id>
+            <properties>
+                <java.version>1.8</java.version>
+            </properties>
+            <activation>
+                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
+            </activation>
+        </profile>
+        
         <profile>
             <id>release-oss</id>
             <properties>