diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0602e5b..5bfa979 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 		<url>https://code-repo.d4science.org/gCubeSystem/authorization-control-library</url>
 	</scm>
 
+	<properties>
+		<maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+		<maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+	</properties>
+	
 	<dependencyManagement>
 		<dependencies>
 			<dependency>
@@ -79,7 +84,6 @@
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 					<artifactId>aspectj-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>1.7</version>
 					<configuration>
 						<complianceLevel>1.8</complianceLevel>
 						<source>1.8</source>