diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0b74d52..7fef432 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
 			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
 			<version>3.8.1</version>
 		</dependency>
+		<properties>
+     <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+     <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+</properties>
+
 
 		<!-- Spring MVC Dependency -->
 		<dependency>