diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f0a9e2ed2e..1f88e2079e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ Build with dashboard
 
     ./mvnw -DskipTests clean package -Pdashboard
 
+> note: currently Uniffle build the project against Java 8. If you want to compile it against other Java versions, you can build the code with `-Dmaven.compiler.release=${release-version}`.
+
 To package the Uniffle, run:
 
     ./build_distribution.sh
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d5e4747d34..64ae1196c3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1213,6 +1213,16 @@
   </reporting>
 
   <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>set-compiler-release</id>
+      <activation>
+        <jdk>[9,)</jdk>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
+
     <profile>
       <id>dashboard</id>
       <modules>