diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 156c6de1..8daeaeb3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<version>3.1</version>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>1.7</source>
-					<target>1.7</target>
+					<source>1.8</source>
+					<target>1.8</target>
 					<encoding>UTF8</encoding>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>