Running SoapUI as MVN with new java

Hello,
I have a question about the soapui mvn plugin - My framework is running tests on jenkins server with the plugin - problem for me is, that this plugin supports just older versions of Java, e.g. it does not recognizes java8 functionalities like lambdas, etc.
Is there a way to use the plugin on rhe server with newer java version somehow?

Thanks,
Vladimir