diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index fd845cb07d5e9fa96127753b0a0a67195926b07c..548db47db6783dcd01bc54e24fc33d326d7399ed 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
 plugins {
   id 'com.github.ben-manes.versions' version '0.42.0'
 }
+
+java.toolchain.languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(11)
+
+if (JavaVersion.current().isJava8Compatible()) {
+  allprojects {
+    tasks.withType(Javadoc) {
+      options.addStringOption('Xdoclint:none', '-quiet')
+    }
+  }
+}