diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dce5c39..35a5231 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 	<name>social-networking-library-ws</name>
 	<description>Rest interface for the social networking library.</description>
 	<properties>
+		<maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
 		<maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
 		<enunciate.version>2.14.0</enunciate.version>
 		<jackson.version>2.8.11</jackson.version>