diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index afd365d45dac8c6bfca8af681c3fca5d6cb6bf4f..e7471635cb99feceffafcfbac3ffd658df197f59 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -57,3 +57,9 @@ tasks.withType<KotlinCompile> {
     )
   }
 }
+
+java {
+  toolchain {
+    languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(8))
+  }
+}
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index a086b8680297e6d0c1294d1113da1671252dc6c9..bbe66330f44435cf495d7169a9beb3ee52061d1f 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ kotlin.code.style=official
 junit5Version=5.6.0
 
 GROUP=de.justjanne
-VERSION_NAME=1.0.0
+VERSION_NAME=1.0.1
 POM_ARTIFACT_ID=kotlin-bitflags
 POM_NAME=kotlin-bitflags
 POM_DESCRIPTION=Simple Bitflags for Kotlin