diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 63e589b..81fd8d6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<configuration>
 					<source>1.7</source>
-					<target>1.7</target>
+					<target>1.8</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>