diff --git a/.classpath b/.classpath
index 43f88e6..9f748b0 100644
--- a/.classpath
+++ b/.classpath
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <classpath>
-	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/news-feed-2.3.0-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes" path="src/main/java">
+	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/news-feed-2.4.0-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes" path="src/main/java">
 		<attributes>
 			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
 		</attributes>
 	</classpathentry>
-	<classpathentry excluding="**" kind="src" output="target/news-feed-2.3.0-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes" path="src/main/resources">
+	<classpathentry excluding="**" kind="src" output="target/news-feed-2.4.0-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes" path="src/main/resources">
 		<attributes>
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
 		</attributes>
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@
 			<attribute name="org.eclipse.jst.component.dependency" value="/WEB-INF/lib"/>
 		</attributes>
 	</classpathentry>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.7">
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8">
 		<attributes>
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
 		</attributes>
 	</classpathentry>
-	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/news-feed-2.3.0-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/news-feed-2.4.0-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes"/>
 </classpath>
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
index 6249222..4d17cd3 100644
--- a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 eclipse.preferences.version=1
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.inlineJsrBytecode=enabled
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.8
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.unusedLocal=preserve
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.7
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.lineNumber=generate
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a490998..1c07b66 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<groupId>org.gcube.portlets.user</groupId>
 	<artifactId>news-feed</artifactId>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
-	<version>2.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
 	<name>gCube News Feed Portlet</name>
 	<description>
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 		<guavaVersion>18.0</guavaVersion>
 		<distroDirectory>distro</distroDirectory>
 		<maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
-		<maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
+		<maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
 		<webappDirectory>${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}</webappDirectory>
 		<liferay.version>6.2.5</liferay.version>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
@@ -290,8 +290,8 @@
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<version>2.3.2</version>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>1.7</source>
-					<target>1.7</target>
+					<source>${maven.compiler.source}</source>
+					<target>${maven.compiler.target}</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 			<!-- SA Plugin -->