--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@
     <property name="maven.dist.name"
               value="apache-maven-3.3.9-bin.zip"/>
     <property name="maven.dist.uri"
-              value="http://www-eu.apache.org/dist/maven/maven-3/3.3.9/binaries/${maven.dist.name}"/>
+              value="https://archive.apache.org/dist/maven/maven-3/3.3.9/binaries/${maven.dist.name}"/>
     <property name="maven.local.path"
               value="${abcl.ext.dir}/${maven.dist.name}"/>
 
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@
       <javac destdir="${abcl.test.classes.dir}"
              classpathref="abcl.test.compile.classpath"
              debug="true"
-             target="1.5">
+             target="1.8">
         <src path="${abcl.test.src.dir}"/>
         <patternset refid="abcl.test.source.java"/>
       </javac>