diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cfe8a14..896b81a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>3.12.1</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.7</source>
-          <target>1.7</target>
+          <source>1.8</source>
+          <target>1.8</target>
           <compilerArgs>
             <arg>-Xlint:all</arg>
             <arg>-Werror</arg>