diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 340d2274..1d940a1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java: [ "8", "11", "17", "21" ]
+        java: [ "17", "21" ]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload JAR
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        if: ${{ matrix.java == '8' }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.java == '17' }}
         with:
           name: commafeed.jar
           path: commafeed-server/target/commafeed.jar
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ jobs:
       # Docker
       - name: Login to Container Registry
         uses: docker/login-action@v2
-        if: ${{ matrix.java == '8' }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.java == '17' }}
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Docker build and push tag
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
-        if: ${{ matrix.java == '8' && github.ref_type == 'tag' }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.java == '17' && github.ref_type == 'tag' }}
         with:
           context: .
           push: true
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Docker build and push master
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
-        if: ${{ matrix.java == '8' && github.ref_name == 'master' }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.java == '17' && github.ref_name == 'master' }}
         with:
           context: .
           push: true
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ jobs:
       # Create GitHub release after Docker image has been published
       - name: Extract Changelog Entry
         uses: mindsers/changelog-reader-action@v2
-        if: ${{ matrix.java == '8' && github.ref_type == 'tag' }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.java == '17' && github.ref_type == 'tag' }}
         id: changelog_reader
         with:
           version: ${{ github.ref_name }}
 
       - name: Create GitHub release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
-        if: ${{ matrix.java == '8' && github.ref_type == 'tag' }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.java == '17' && github.ref_type == 'tag' }}
         with:
           name: CommaFeed ${{ github.ref_name }}
           body: ${{ steps.changelog_reader.outputs.changes }}
diff --git a/commafeed-server/pom.xml b/commafeed-server/pom.xml
index 83204115..b699b7d3 100644
--- a/commafeed-server/pom.xml
+++ b/commafeed-server/pom.xml
@@ -295,17 +295,6 @@
 			<version>1.1.1</version>
 		</dependency>
 
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>javax.xml.bind</groupId>
-			<artifactId>jaxb-api</artifactId>
-			<version>2.3.0</version>
-		</dependency>
-
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.module</groupId>
-			<artifactId>jackson-module-afterburner</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
-
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
 			<artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5b626c64..5085c269 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-		<maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
-		<maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+		<maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
+		<maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
 	</properties>
 
 	<build>