diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5cf7cbf..1bc223f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@
                             <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                             <version>2.3.2</version>
                             <configuration>
-                                <source>1.6</source>
-                                <target>1.6</target>
+                                <source>1.8</source>
+                                <target>1.8</target>
                             </configuration>
                         </plugin>
                         <plugin>