diff --git a/.idea/misc.xml b/.idea/misc.xml
index 264e400..b28cefd 100644
--- a/.idea/misc.xml
+++ b/.idea/misc.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     <ConfirmationsSetting value="0" id="Add" />
     <ConfirmationsSetting value="0" id="Remove" />
   </component>
-  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" languageLevel="JDK_1_7" assert-keyword="true" jdk-15="true" project-jdk-name="1.8" project-jdk-type="JavaSDK">
+  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" languageLevel="JDK_1_8" assert-keyword="true" jdk-15="true" project-jdk-name="1.8" project-jdk-type="JavaSDK">
     <output url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/build/classes" />
   </component>
   <component name="ProjectType">
diff --git a/rendererrecyclerviewadapter/src/main/java/com/github/vivchar/rendererrecyclerviewadapter/RendererRecyclerViewAdapter.java b/rendererrecyclerviewadapter/src/main/java/com/github/vivchar/rendererrecyclerviewadapter/RendererRecyclerViewAdapter.java
index da6bce3..1c46be4 100644
--- a/rendererrecyclerviewadapter/src/main/java/com/github/vivchar/rendererrecyclerviewadapter/RendererRecyclerViewAdapter.java
+++ b/rendererrecyclerviewadapter/src/main/java/com/github/vivchar/rendererrecyclerviewadapter/RendererRecyclerViewAdapter.java
@@ -65,11 +65,12 @@ int getItemViewType(final int position) {
 		return item.getType();
 	}
 
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	@NonNull
-	private
-	ItemModel
+	public
+	<T extends ItemModel> T
 	getItem(final int position) {
-		return mItems.get(position);
+		return (T) mItems.get(position);
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ int getItemCount() {
 	}
 
 	public
-	void setItems(@NonNull final List<ItemModel> items) {
+	void setItems(@NonNull final List<? extends ItemModel> items) {
 		mItems.clear();
 		mItems.addAll(items);
 	}