diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index eccd20688..bbf007355 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
+          <source>1.8</source>
+          <target>1.8</target>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>