diff --git a/Java/scripts/build.sh b/Java/scripts/build.sh
index a9eba68..9a965c8 100755
--- a/Java/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/Java/scripts/build.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #Builds and runs the project.
 #Java
+source ${LANGUAGE}/scripts/version_info
 rm -Rf out/*
-javac -Xlint:unchecked -cp ${PROJECT_DIR}/.. -d ${OUT_DIR} ${PROJECT_DIR}/*.java
+javac -source ${SOURCE_VERSION} -target -target ${TARGET_VERSION} -Xlint:unchecked -cp ${PROJECT_DIR}/.. -d ${OUT_DIR} ${PROJECT_DIR}/*.java
 printf "\n\n\nRunning Program...\n\n"
 ORIGINAL_LOC=$(pwd)
 cd $OUT_DIR
diff --git a/Java/scripts/jar.sh b/Java/scripts/jar.sh
index 532ab48..b942fc6 100755
--- a/Java/scripts/jar.sh
+++ b/Java/scripts/jar.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #Builds a runnable jar file using ${MAIN_CLASS} as an entry point and then runs the newly generated jar.
 #Java
+source ${LANGUAGE}/scripts/version_info
 rm -Rf bin/*
-javac -Xlint:unchecked -cp src -d bin ${PROJECT_DIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}.java
+javac -source ${SOURCE_VERSION} -target -target ${TARGET_VERSION} -Xlint:unchecked -cp src -d bin ${PROJECT_DIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}.java
 printf "\n\n\nGenerating Manifest...\n\n"
 touch manifest
 echo "Main-Class: ${MAIN_CLASS}" >> manifest
diff --git a/Java/scripts/md5 b/Java/scripts/md5
index ebe703e..a80a8ca 100644
--- a/Java/scripts/md5
+++ b/Java/scripts/md5
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-build.sh:377a432ffbd63b53322d1451a214201d  -
+build.sh:c6b1071d15271ad7ea9d8b190e741301  -
 clean.sh:96ce35f2d2dcb555421e00a6afda23ca  -
 commit.sh:5e4448db9ad48e72ec3a1ff4f5763b41  -
-jar.sh:cce5e429168700490f9c413b665d13d6  -
+jar.sh:dd20151fedff690e2cbe0aede3458e13  -
+version_info:20a04c1bbb5a25087e253185d73156e8  -
diff --git a/Java/scripts/version_info b/Java/scripts/version_info
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..702cd32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Java/scripts/version_info
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+define SOURCE_VERSION "1.11"
+define TARGET_VERSION "1.8"
\ No newline at end of file