diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 407f1fd17..711751c9f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
                 <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>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>