diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 012d42f..67c6a1f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>3.8.0</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.7</source>
-          <target>1.7</target>
+          <source>1.8</source>
+          <target>1.8</target>
         </configuration>
         <executions>
           <execution>