diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 186fcaa..18f5538 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
 		<url>https://code-repo.d4science.org/gCubeSystem/gcube-secrets</url>
 	</scm>
 
+	<properties>
+		<maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+		<maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+	</properties>
+
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>maven-parent</artifactId>
 		<groupId>org.gcube.tools</groupId>