diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 896b81a..fd593b5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -125,8 +125,7 @@
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>3.12.1</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.8</source>
-          <target>1.8</target>
+          <release>8</release>
           <compilerArgs>
             <arg>-Xlint:all</arg>
             <arg>-Werror</arg>