diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index daf23bb..dc70bea 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 
 	<properties>
 
-		<maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
-		<maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
+		<maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+		<maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
 
 		<maven-shade-plugin.version>1.4</maven-shade-plugin.version>
 		<maven-javadoc-plugin.version>2.9</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>