diff --git a/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml b/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml
index 19bcc28f..27046b25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         # Supported Java versions: LTS releases 8 and 11 and the latest release
-        jdk: [8, 11, 15]
+        jdk: [11, 15]
 
     name: Clojure (Java ${{ matrix.jdk }})
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 87526a52..7299479a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ We use [Break Versioning][breakver]. The version numbers follow a `<major>.<mino
 
 ## UNRELEASED
 
+* **BREAKING** reitit requires Java11
 * Handlers can be vars [#585](https://github.com/metosin/reitit/pull/585)
 * Fetch OpenAPI content types from Muuntaja [#636](https://github.com/metosin/reitit/issues/636)
 * **BREAKING** OpenAPI support is now clj only
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a7124f5b..13a82729 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ All main modules bundled:
 
 Optionally, the parts can be required separately.
 
-Reitit requires Clojure 1.11.
+Reitit requires Java 11 and Clojure 1.11.
 
 ## Quick start